A Political Philosophy of Conservatism: Prudence, Moderation and Tradition
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The calling of social thought: Rediscovering the work of Edward Shils
As someone who is a big fan of Shils I’m very much looking forward to this. edward shilsideologyLiberal educationMichael OakeshottMichael PolanyiSocial theorySociologyStephen TurnerTradition
Jazz funeral
It was the Jazz funeral opening scene in Live and Let Die that so captivated me, a kid living a world away — the dirge, the sashay, the exuberance — a love affair that has never dimmed. Thus I’m very pleased to learn about this crowd-funded work-in-progress City of a Million Dreams (H/T OffBeat). I’d imagine…
Tradition v. Rationalism
Shortly to be released. Eric VoegelinFriedrich HayekGene CallahanGilbert Rylelee trepanierLudwig WittgensteinMichael OakeshottMichael PolanyirationalismTradition
The Concept of a Living Tradition
The very excellent Martin Beckstein has a new paper out. Friedrich HayekKarl PopperLiberalismmartin becksteinMichael OakeshottrationalismrationalityReasonshilssocial epistemologysocial ontologyTradition
Tradition is a Temple
At last, now available on DVD. The blurb: [A] modern look at traditional New Orleans music, drawing upon the city’s unique heritage to examine the fragility of tradition itself. The performance-based music documentary highlights the resilience of New Orleans musicians, accustomed to hardship and dedicated to their city, their culture, and their music… The non-fiction…
In Defense of Our National and Religious Traditions
Interesting piece by Yoram Hazony in Mosaic. How to shore up this collapsing front? Given the history I have described, it seems likely that there is now only one way: an alliance of Old Testament-conscious Protestants and nationalist Catholics and Jews who will seek to update the biblical and Protestant heritage of the West and restore it…
What is this “new” New Orleans?
Larry Blumenfeld reports: During a press conference at last year’s Jazz & Heritage Festival, Mayor Landrieu told me, “There is a way to organize culture without killing it.” Those words are either comforting or alarming, depending upon whom you ask. As David Freedman, the general manager of listener-supported WWOZ-FM (self-proclaimed “Guardians of the Groove”), told…
The Significance of Shils
The very excellent Stephen Turner on Edward Shils. Check out Shils’ classic book Tradition. edward shilsMichael OakeshottMichael Polanyiphilosophy of social sciencesocial epistemologyStephen TurnerTradition
Searching For Authentic New Orleans Music
Controversial view expressed in Offbeat Magazine. There is much to say for this view but I can think of plausible counter-arguments to do with the inherent dynamism of tradition which New Orleans is the instantiation par excellence. Music in New Orleans is indeed inextricable from the city’s lifestyle. “In the 6th Ward, 7th Ward, 9th Ward…
