Born on this day, that most subtle, civilized, cultivated, elegant, insightful, humane and liberal quality of mind. For all things Oakeshottian check out the Michael Oakeshott Association, the unaffiliated Michael Oakeshott Society, loads of stuff on this site including a very rare BBC recording of Oakeshott on the philosophy of history, and last, but no means least, A Companion to…
Now available in paperback. a companion to michael oakeshottMichael OakeshottPhilosophy
Reassuring that Oakeshott is finding currency well beyond political circles. Also, here is a talk on Oakeshott by well-known Oakeshottian Jesse Norman. a companion to michael oakeshottConservatismEpistemologyJesse NormanKieron O’HaraLiberalismMichael Oakeshottsituated cognitionsocial epistemology
Terry Nardin reviews the “Companion.” Pleased to see Terry take on John Kekes’ shrill hatched-job. Nor is one surprised to learn that the chapter provoked an angry response from a reviewer of the Companion, who reproaches Grant for writing and the editors for publishing it. The implication is that there is no place for a biographical chapter…
For those who have asked — yes, the “Companion” is available digitally via Project Muse. a companion to michael oakeshottMichael OakeshottOakeshott
See here. a companion to michael oakeshottMichael OakeshottMichael Oakeshott AssociationPhilosophy
Lee Auspitz looks at the recent spate of Oakeshottiana in the Claremont Review of Books Spring 2014, Vol. XIV, No. 2: 54-59. a companion to michael oakeshottefraim podoksikhistory of political thoughtlee auspitzPhilosophy of EducationPhilosophy of historyphilosophy of lawphilosophy of social sciencePolitical philosophy
The rights for this photo is attributed to Getty Images. Odd that since it was Simon Oakeshott, Oakeshott’s son, that gave me the photo “to do as I pleased.” I scanned it and returned it and then did a great deal of painstaking touch up work on it for the commemoration of Oakeshott’s centenary — and…
This was supposedly published on the 12th . . . now the 14th. I have two long reviews in this collection, items 48 and 104. a companion to michael oakeshottCognitionCognitive neuroscienceCognitive scienceconsciousnessDaniel DennettEvolutionary Psychologyphilosophical psychologyPhilosophy of mindreligion and science
Here is a very warm review of Paul and my Companion. A Companion to Michael Oakeshott by Paul Franco and Leslie Marsh (eds). Pennsylvania PA: Penn State Press, 2012. 346pp., £52.95, ISBN 978 0 271 05407 0 The publication of this Companion by Penn State Press is proof of the increasing recognition of Oakeshott’s philosophical…
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