Promoting critical discussion of British philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-90)
Terry Nardin’s 2001 book The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott is one of the titles that has been discounted for the duration of the Penn State University Press Philosophy Book Sale. The sale runs until 31 October, 2014. The book is …
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One month on, the Australian Financial Review has republished Jesse Norman’s reflections inspired by Michael Oakeshott’s Notebooks. Note: the newspaper uses a paywall, so you will need to be a subscriber, or find a paper copy, or you will have …
Long-time Oakeshott student Josiah Lee Auspitz has begun putting his philosophical and political writings on the web – starting with his work on Oakeshott. There are several gems, including Auspitz’s beautifully written 1991 American Scholar obituary for Oakeshott, which I …
Oliver Letwin’s review appeared in The Spectator, 12 April, under the title Why don’t we have statues of Michael Oakeshott?. Jesse Norman’s review appeared in The New Statesman, 17 April, under the title Michael Oakeshott, conservative thinker who went beyond …
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Jesse Norman gave the Oakeshott Memorial Lecture at the LSE, in November, 2013. Norman, currently a British MP, is a long-time Oakeshottian and more recently the author of a book on Edmund Burke. Norman’s theme was “Burke, Oakeshott and the …
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