2001 Conference (London)

The inaugural MOA Conference was held at the London School of Economics in September, 2001.

Available Papers

As a memento of the conference, the MOA published a monograph edited by Leslie Marsh, copies of which were distributed to participants. It included the following articles:

• Michael Oakeshott as a Character, by Kenneth Minogue
• Encounters with Michael Oakeshott, by Timothy Fuller
• Why read Oakeshott?, by Noel O’Sullivan
• Oakeshott’s Philosophical Legacy, by Anthony Quinton
• The sin of the academic, by John Jascoll

Audio broadcast

Leslie Marsh obtained permission from the BBC to play at the conference (and to reproduce on our site) a 1948 recording by Oakeshott about the philosophy of history.

Conference Reviews

• Leslie Marsh’s report in the LSE magazine
• The Elephant and the Tortoise, by Peter Coleman (Quadrant magazine, January-February 2002)

Conference Program

Conference Program (PDF format)

Conference Photographs