Promoting critical discussion of British philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-90)
The Liberty Press edition of Hobbes on Civil Association is available for free download from the Online Library of Liberty. The 1975 volume reprinted three of Oakeshott’s essays on Hobbes, including the famous Introduction to Leviathan, which was modified in …
Luke O’Sullivan, whose own study of Oakeshott on History was published last year, has now edited an anthology of essays by Oakeshott, most of which have not been previously published. The 30 essays in What is History? span the gamut …
What is Political Theory?, a sample chapter from the posthumous anthology What is History? and other Essays (2004), is available at the web site of the publisher, Imprint Academic
Work and Play, was first published in First Things (1995)
On Human Conduct is probably Oakeshott’s greatest masterpiece. Chapter 1 is “On the Theoretical Understanding of Human Conduct” (1975).