O Esplendor da Liberdade no Enigma Conservador: sobre a teoria política de Michael Oakeshott
This is the first major study on Oakeshott in Portugal. Carlos Marques de AlmeidaConservatismLiberalismMichael OakeshottPolitical philosophy
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Michael Oakeshott: born on this date
For those who’ve never read that most subtle, cultivated, humane and refined of minds Michael Oakeshott’s concerns resonate as deeply as ever. For the novice, I’d recommend his mid-career Rationalism in Politics, a most elegant collection of essays. A more difficult, but for me the vital underpinning cutting across all his work, is his equally elegant and…
A Political Philosophy of Conservatism: Prudence, Moderation and Tradition
Coming soon. Aristotlecognitive closureConservatismFerenc HörcherPolitical philosophyprudenceTradition
Michael Oakeshott Association: Lisbon Final Programme
Hosted by Institute for Political Studies – Universidade Católica Portuguesa classical liberalismConservatismMichael OakeshottPhilosophyPoetry
Oakeshott Association in Lisbon: Programme
Finalized programme now available. aestheticsConservatismMichael OakeshottPhilosophy of EducationPolitical philosophyrationalism
Conservative theory as sympathetic dissent: the example of Michael Oakeshott
Freely available for download here. ConservatismEno TrimcevideologyLiberalismMichael OakeshottPolitical philosophy
Existential Conservatism
David McPherson in Philosophy ConservatismDavid McPhersonDavid Wigginsjerry cohenMichael OakeshottPolitical philosophyRoger Scruton
Oakeshott as Conservative
The topic of Oakeshott’s conservatism is a contentious one, as Robert Devigne shows in his essay “Oakeshott as Conservative.” Using Burke as a touchstone, Devigne demonstrates that Oakeshott’s conservatism is complex and shifts over time. In his essays from the late 1940s and early 1950s, Oakeshott displays a Burkean antipathy toward rationalism and appreciation for…
Diachronic Identity: Intimations, Perturbations, Antifragility and Toleration
My contribution to the C+T symposium on Roger Scruton’s Conservatism. antifragileConservatismidentityidentity politicsPolitical philosophyRoger ScrutonToleration
Symposium on Roger Scruton’s Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition
Coming soon to C+T Conservatismcosmos & taxisLiberalismPolitical philosophyRoger Scruton
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