Secondary Source Articles
Is Oakeshott still Underrated?
Back in October, 2009, Timothy Fuller wished publicly, in Standpoint Magazine that English Conservatives would pay more attention to what Oakeshott could teach them about the “conservative disposition”.
Marsh’s challenge: Oakeshott’s Self-Contradiction
Constructivism and Relativism in Oakeshott is possibly the most critical paper about Oakeshott’s thought published in recent years. As usually seems to be the case with Leslie Marsh’s writing, the paper is the product of much thought and reflection; he trialled a version at the 2003 MOA Conference, and it was finally published 2 years [...]
Marsh on Oakeshott and Ryle
Gilbert Ryle was one contemporary philosopher for whom Oakeshott had a good deal of respect; in his review of Ryle’s book The Concept of Mind he called the book “a piece of philosophical writing in the highest class” as well as a “classic” – which, in Oakeshott’s usage, must put the book in the same [...]
Oakeshott vs Bloom re Education
“Tory anarchist” Daniel McCarthy has posted some thoughts on the differences between Oakeshott and Allan Bloom’s views of education in The American Conservative magazine
Ken Minogue on the Elusive Oakeshott
In The American Conservative, Kenneth Minogue has written about why Oakeshott can be understood as someone who was both a philosopher and a conservative, as distinct from a conservative philosopher.
Access Zygon’s Oakeshott Symposium for free
The Zygon Symposium on Oakeshott and Science is now free to access online.
Sadly, no in-page shortcuts. You must go to http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122210525/issue?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0 and then scroll down the page to the section called “REFLECTING ON MICHAEL OAKESHOTT”.
Recent posts by Leslie Marsh
Over at his blog Man Without Qualities, Leslie Marsh has recently posted a couple of Oakeshott curiosities. One is a link to Time magazine’s 1950 story about Oakeshott’s appointment to the LSE, which it seems is now online along with the magazine’s entire archive.
Philosospher of Conversation
Leslie’s other recent Oakeshott post was Philosopher of Conversation, about [...]