Books

On Human Conduct

– Michael Oakeshott, On Human Conduct. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975.  

From this website’s Introduction to Michael Oakeshott: “Oakeshott’s career was bookended by two major philosophical works—the first, Experience and its Modes, and the… More

Hobbes on Civil Association

– Michael Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil Association. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1975.

This book consists of Oakeshott’s four principal essays on Hobbes and on the nature of civil association as it pertains to ordered liberty. The essays are: “Introduction to… More

Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist

– W.J. Coats. “ Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist,” Canadian Journal of Political Science 18, no. 4 (1985): 773-787.

Excerpt: This article cautions against facilely casting Oakeshott’s thought in the mold of either Kantian liberalism for its account of civil association as purely formal association… More

The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott by Paul Franco

– Paul Franco. The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.

Excerpt: This is the first full-length study of the thought of Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990), arguably the most important British political philosopher of the twentieth century. Paul Franco… More

Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas

– Ian Tregenza. Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott is widely recognized to be one of the most original political philosophers of the twentieth century. He also developed a very influential interpretation of the… More

The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment

– Roy Tseng. The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: This is the first book-length study to provide a structured interpretation of the significance of Michael Oakeshott’s critique of the Enlightenment. By seeing the thinker as… More

Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction

– Paul Franco. Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.

In this book Paul Franco provides an authoritative introduction to the life and thought of Michael Oakeshott, one of the most important philosophical voices of the twentieth century. After… More

Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott

– Andrew Sullivan. Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.

In this book Andrew Sullivan examines Oakeshott’s transition from his original emphasis on philosophy as providing what was ultimately satisfactory in experience to his later emphasis on… More

Essays

On Human Conduct

– Michael Oakeshott, On Human Conduct. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975.  

From this website’s Introduction to Michael Oakeshott: “Oakeshott’s career was bookended by two major philosophical works—the first, Experience and its Modes, and the… More

Hobbes on Civil Association

– Michael Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil Association. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1975.

This book consists of Oakeshott’s four principal essays on Hobbes and on the nature of civil association as it pertains to ordered liberty. The essays are: “Introduction to… More

Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist

– W.J. Coats. “ Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist,” Canadian Journal of Political Science 18, no. 4 (1985): 773-787.

Excerpt: This article cautions against facilely casting Oakeshott’s thought in the mold of either Kantian liberalism for its account of civil association as purely formal association… More

The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott by Paul Franco

– Paul Franco. The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.

Excerpt: This is the first full-length study of the thought of Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990), arguably the most important British political philosopher of the twentieth century. Paul Franco… More

Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas

– Ian Tregenza. Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott is widely recognized to be one of the most original political philosophers of the twentieth century. He also developed a very influential interpretation of the… More

The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment

– Roy Tseng. The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: This is the first book-length study to provide a structured interpretation of the significance of Michael Oakeshott’s critique of the Enlightenment. By seeing the thinker as… More

Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction

– Paul Franco. Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.

In this book Paul Franco provides an authoritative introduction to the life and thought of Michael Oakeshott, one of the most important philosophical voices of the twentieth century. After… More

Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott

– Andrew Sullivan. Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.

In this book Andrew Sullivan examines Oakeshott’s transition from his original emphasis on philosophy as providing what was ultimately satisfactory in experience to his later emphasis on… More

Commentary

On Human Conduct

– Michael Oakeshott, On Human Conduct. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975.  

From this website’s Introduction to Michael Oakeshott: “Oakeshott’s career was bookended by two major philosophical works—the first, Experience and its Modes, and the… More

Hobbes on Civil Association

– Michael Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil Association. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1975.

This book consists of Oakeshott’s four principal essays on Hobbes and on the nature of civil association as it pertains to ordered liberty. The essays are: “Introduction to… More

Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist

– W.J. Coats. “ Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist,” Canadian Journal of Political Science 18, no. 4 (1985): 773-787.

Excerpt: This article cautions against facilely casting Oakeshott’s thought in the mold of either Kantian liberalism for its account of civil association as purely formal association… More

The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott by Paul Franco

– Paul Franco. The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.

Excerpt: This is the first full-length study of the thought of Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990), arguably the most important British political philosopher of the twentieth century. Paul Franco… More

Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas

– Ian Tregenza. Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott is widely recognized to be one of the most original political philosophers of the twentieth century. He also developed a very influential interpretation of the… More

The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment

– Roy Tseng. The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: This is the first book-length study to provide a structured interpretation of the significance of Michael Oakeshott’s critique of the Enlightenment. By seeing the thinker as… More

Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction

– Paul Franco. Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.

In this book Paul Franco provides an authoritative introduction to the life and thought of Michael Oakeshott, one of the most important philosophical voices of the twentieth century. After… More

Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott

– Andrew Sullivan. Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.

In this book Andrew Sullivan examines Oakeshott’s transition from his original emphasis on philosophy as providing what was ultimately satisfactory in experience to his later emphasis on… More

Multimedia

On Human Conduct

– Michael Oakeshott, On Human Conduct. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975.  

From this website’s Introduction to Michael Oakeshott: “Oakeshott’s career was bookended by two major philosophical works—the first, Experience and its Modes, and the… More

Hobbes on Civil Association

– Michael Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil Association. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1975.

This book consists of Oakeshott’s four principal essays on Hobbes and on the nature of civil association as it pertains to ordered liberty. The essays are: “Introduction to… More

Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist

– W.J. Coats. “ Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist,” Canadian Journal of Political Science 18, no. 4 (1985): 773-787.

Excerpt: This article cautions against facilely casting Oakeshott’s thought in the mold of either Kantian liberalism for its account of civil association as purely formal association… More

The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott by Paul Franco

– Paul Franco. The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.

Excerpt: This is the first full-length study of the thought of Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990), arguably the most important British political philosopher of the twentieth century. Paul Franco… More

Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas

– Ian Tregenza. Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott is widely recognized to be one of the most original political philosophers of the twentieth century. He also developed a very influential interpretation of the… More

The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment

– Roy Tseng. The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: This is the first book-length study to provide a structured interpretation of the significance of Michael Oakeshott’s critique of the Enlightenment. By seeing the thinker as… More

Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction

– Paul Franco. Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.

In this book Paul Franco provides an authoritative introduction to the life and thought of Michael Oakeshott, one of the most important philosophical voices of the twentieth century. After… More

Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott

– Andrew Sullivan. Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.

In this book Andrew Sullivan examines Oakeshott’s transition from his original emphasis on philosophy as providing what was ultimately satisfactory in experience to his later emphasis on… More

Teaching

On Human Conduct

– Michael Oakeshott, On Human Conduct. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1975.  

From this website’s Introduction to Michael Oakeshott: “Oakeshott’s career was bookended by two major philosophical works—the first, Experience and its Modes, and the… More

Hobbes on Civil Association

– Michael Oakeshott, Hobbes on Civil Association. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1975.

This book consists of Oakeshott’s four principal essays on Hobbes and on the nature of civil association as it pertains to ordered liberty. The essays are: “Introduction to… More

Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist

– W.J. Coats. “ Michael Oakeshott as Liberal Theorist,” Canadian Journal of Political Science 18, no. 4 (1985): 773-787.

Excerpt: This article cautions against facilely casting Oakeshott’s thought in the mold of either Kantian liberalism for its account of civil association as purely formal association… More

The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott by Paul Franco

– Paul Franco. The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.

Excerpt: This is the first full-length study of the thought of Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990), arguably the most important British political philosopher of the twentieth century. Paul Franco… More

Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas

– Ian Tregenza. Michael Oakeshott on Hobbes: A Study in the Renewal of Philosophical Ideas. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott is widely recognized to be one of the most original political philosophers of the twentieth century. He also developed a very influential interpretation of the… More

The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment

– Roy Tseng. The Skeptical Idealist: Michael Oakeshott as Critic of the Enlightenment. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.

Excerpt: This is the first book-length study to provide a structured interpretation of the significance of Michael Oakeshott’s critique of the Enlightenment. By seeing the thinker as… More

Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction

– Paul Franco. Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.

In this book Paul Franco provides an authoritative introduction to the life and thought of Michael Oakeshott, one of the most important philosophical voices of the twentieth century. After… More

Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott

– Andrew Sullivan. Intimations Pursued: The Voice of Practice in the Conversation of Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.

In this book Andrew Sullivan examines Oakeshott’s transition from his original emphasis on philosophy as providing what was ultimately satisfactory in experience to his later emphasis on… More