What with the regressive mind set of the so-called alt-left and the alt-right (the Siamese twins of authoritarianism and thuggery), discussion of the rule of law, free speech and liberality is more salient than ever. CALL FOR PROPOSALS: find out about our new series on #ClassicalLiberalism https://t.co/g8H5UWT33R @M_W_Q pic.twitter.com/FSRkq5afVQ — Palgrave Economics (@PalgraveEcon) September 7,…
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I had the honour to meet the very excellent Paul Cantor recently. Check out his freely available book here. Austrian EconomicsEconomicsLibertyliterary criticismpaul cantorphilosophical literatureSpontaneous order
Here’s a roundup of some recent Oakeshottiana: Rationalism and Traditionalism in Politics. The Correspondence Between Karl R. Popper and Michael Oakeshott — Spartaco Pupo in SCIENZA & POLITICA, vol. XXVIII, no. 54, anno 2016, pp. 121-14 Michael Oakeshott and Hayden White on the practical and the historical past — Jonas Ahlskog in Rethinking History: The Journal of…
A newly published paper by Andrew Norris in Political Theory Michael Oakeshott’s political philosophy is the most sophisticated and compelling liberal alternative to the progressive, state-centered liberalism of John Rawls and Jürgen Habermas. Oakeshott’s version of liberalism as the civil association of individuals underwrites more ideological positions (usually characterized as libertarian or conservative) that play a…
Friedrich Hayek and Michael Polanyi corresponded with each other for the best part of thirty years. They had shared interests that included science, social science, economics, epistemology, history of ideas and political philosophy. Studying their correspondence and related writings, this article shows that Hayek and Polanyi were committed Liberals but with different understandings of liberty,…
Gray assesses Hayek’s life and work. For those interested in the Encounter piece “My Cousin, Ludwig Wittgenstein” here it is. Equally, and perhaps also happily, Thatcher had no understanding of Hayek’s ideas. Austrian EconomicsConservatismdispersed knowledgedistributed knowledgeFree marketFriedrich Hayekjohn graykeynesLiberalismLibertyLudwig WittgensteinMargaret Thatchersocialism
