The very excellent Jesse Norman has alerted me to his forthcoming book which will be the subject of a COSMOS + TAXIS symposium appearing sometime next year. Adam Smithclassical liberalismJesse Normanphilosophy of social sciencepolitical economyPolitical philosophy
Below is an extract (the first section of Chapter 2) of Ralf Bader’s most excellent and crisp Robert Nozick (pp. 10-14). Famously, Nozick begins his book Anarchy, State, and Utopia with the claim: ‘Individuals have rights, and there are things no person or group may do to them (without violating their rights)’ (p. ix). This claim…
Having just finished Brian’s book Walker Percy and the Politics of the Wayfarer (which I’ll discuss at length in a forthcoming review essay), I was very pleased to come across Brian’s lovely podcast discussion with Richard Reinsch at the Law & Liberty blog. Brian’s exposition of Percy is a paragon of clarity and thus makes for a most reliable overview. (His…
Adrian Vermeule’s review of Ryszard Legutko’s The Demon in Democracy: Totalitarian Temptations in Free Societies. Adrian VermeuleAge of EnlightenmentdemocracyfreedomLiberalismPolitical philosophyRyszard Legutkototalitarianism
The very excellent Nick Capaldi has the anchor essay with responses from Daniel Klein, Andrew Sabl, and Chandran Kukathas. Andrew SablChandran Kukathasclassical liberalismDaniel KleinDavid HumeNicholas CapaldiPolitical philosophyScottish Enlightenment
Latest issue of C+T Blain Neufeldcomplexitycosmos & taxisDavid WiensFred D’AgostinoGerald GausKevin VallierLiberalismLori WatsonPolitical philosophyRyan MuldoonScott E. Pagespontaneous ordersthe tyranny of the ideal
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…
Coming soon featuring this stellar lineup (to keep apprised of updates see here): Introduction to Symposium on Gerald Gaus’ The Tyranny of the Ideal — Ryan Muldoon The Imperative of Complexity — Scott E. Page The Tyranny of a Metaphor — David Wiens How Can We do Political Philosophy? — Fred D’Agostino Public Reason in the Open…
Looking forward to Tamler Sommers’ latest endorsed by no less than Paul Bloom. ethicspaul bloomphilosophy of lawPolitical philosophytamler sommersvery bad wizards
Recent paper by Andrew Norris in Political Theory. andrew norrisindividualityMichael OakeshottPolitical philosophy
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