Promoting critical discussion of British philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-90)
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 …
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The 2009 MOA conference is underway, and the early reports I have received from in the field say it is all going well. Thanks are in order to Imprint Academic for their support (as with previous conferences) as well as …
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 …