Diachronic Identity: Intimations, Perturbations, Antifragility and Toleration
My contribution to the C+T symposium on Roger Scruton’s Conservatism. antifragileConservatismidentityidentity politicsPolitical philosophyRoger ScrutonToleration
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Symposium on Roger Scruton’s Conservatism: An Invitation to the Great Tradition
Coming soon to C+T Conservatismcosmos & taxisLiberalismPolitical philosophyRoger Scruton
Oakeshott: born on this day
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…
Why Is Virtual Reality Interesting for Philosophers?
Thomas Metzinger in Frontiers in Robotics and AI. AIArtificial intelligenceCognitive scienceEpistemologyethicsmetaphysicspersonal identityphenomenologyPhilosophy of mindphilosophy of religionPolitical philosophyvirtual reality
F. A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy
This should be a cracking read written by none other than grandee Hayek scholar Pete Boettke. Austrian Economicscomplexitydispersed knowledgeFriedrich HayekPeter Boettkephilosophy of social sciencePolitical philosophy
Principles of Politics under Complexity
Super distillation of the sources and conditions of liberality. Principles of Politics under Complexity (Thread) pic.twitter.com/VszqPkjFdQ — Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) September 9, 2018 complexityNassim Nicholas Talebphilosophy of social sciencePolitical philosophyskin in the game
Philosophy, Politics and the Conversation of Mankind: Essays in Honor of Tim Fuller
My copy of Tim’s festschrift finally arrived today. It’s a well-deserved and beautifully produced and edited collection. Over the years Tim has been immensely supportive of my endeavors, most notably the Oakeshott Association. For more on Tim see here. HobbesLiberal educationMichael OakeshottPolitical philosophyTimothy Fuller
How Religion Defends Freedom
Gianna Englert reviews the the first complete English translation of Benjamin Constant’s On Religion: Considered in Its Source, Its Forms, and Its Developments. benjamin constantfreedomGianna EnglertLiberalismPolitical philosophyReligion
Conservative Moments
One of the contributors to this volume, the very excellent historian of ideas Efraim Podoksik, has alerted me to this about-to-be published title. Don’t let the typos on Bloomsbury’s page detract you. Conservatismefraim podoksikhistory of political thoughtLiberalismMark GarnettMichael OakeshottPolitical philosophy
Ken Minogue
Five years ago my chum Ken got on a plane after a MPS meeting in the Galapagos and never awoke. What a way to go! Read his work. kenneth minogueLiberalismMichael OakeshottPolitical philosophyrationalism
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