Books
Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays. London: Methuen, 1962.“It is the breadth of Oakeshott’s critique of rationalism, the scope of his skepticism about the role of self-conscious ideals, principles, and purposes in politics, that in… More
The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott by Gertrude Himmelfarb
– Gertrude Himmelfarb. “The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott,” American Scholar 44, no. 3 (1975): 405-420.Excerpt: “Abjuring both political science and political philosophy as these are normally understood, Oakeshott has nevertheless acquired a distinguished body of disciples, and not… More
Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott
– J.L. Auspitz. “Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory, no. 4 (1976): 261-294.Excerpt: Even before the publication last year of his extraordinary new book there was sufficient evidence to argue that Michael Oakeshott was the most genuinely philosophical mind writing… More
Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott’s Birth
– Leslie Marsh. Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott's Birth. London: Michael Oakeshott Association, 2001.Excerpt: Oakeshott occupies an unusual place within the 20th century philosophy: his reputation made as a political philosopher is as misunderstood within political circles, as his… More
The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. “The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott,” Journal of the History of Ideas 63, no. 4 (2002): 717-733.Excerpt: The British philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) is mostly known as a political thinker of conservative persuasion, and his general philosophy is usually analyzed only in… 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
The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott’s Philosophy of Civil Association
– Kenneth McIntyre. The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott's Philosophy of Civic Association. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2004.Excerpt: This book examines Oakeshott’s political philosophy within the context of his more general conception of philosophical understanding. The book stresses the underlying continuity… More
The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik
– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012In this volume a broad group of scholars offers a comprehensive overview of Oakeshott’s philosophy, including his moral and political philosophy, his philosophy of history, science… More
Essays
Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays. London: Methuen, 1962.“It is the breadth of Oakeshott’s critique of rationalism, the scope of his skepticism about the role of self-conscious ideals, principles, and purposes in politics, that in… More
The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott by Gertrude Himmelfarb
– Gertrude Himmelfarb. “The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott,” American Scholar 44, no. 3 (1975): 405-420.Excerpt: “Abjuring both political science and political philosophy as these are normally understood, Oakeshott has nevertheless acquired a distinguished body of disciples, and not… More
Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott
– J.L. Auspitz. “Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory, no. 4 (1976): 261-294.Excerpt: Even before the publication last year of his extraordinary new book there was sufficient evidence to argue that Michael Oakeshott was the most genuinely philosophical mind writing… More
Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott’s Birth
– Leslie Marsh. Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott's Birth. London: Michael Oakeshott Association, 2001.Excerpt: Oakeshott occupies an unusual place within the 20th century philosophy: his reputation made as a political philosopher is as misunderstood within political circles, as his… More
The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. “The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott,” Journal of the History of Ideas 63, no. 4 (2002): 717-733.Excerpt: The British philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) is mostly known as a political thinker of conservative persuasion, and his general philosophy is usually analyzed only in… 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
The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott’s Philosophy of Civil Association
– Kenneth McIntyre. The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott's Philosophy of Civic Association. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2004.Excerpt: This book examines Oakeshott’s political philosophy within the context of his more general conception of philosophical understanding. The book stresses the underlying continuity… More
The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik
– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012In this volume a broad group of scholars offers a comprehensive overview of Oakeshott’s philosophy, including his moral and political philosophy, his philosophy of history, science… More
Commentary
Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays. London: Methuen, 1962.“It is the breadth of Oakeshott’s critique of rationalism, the scope of his skepticism about the role of self-conscious ideals, principles, and purposes in politics, that in… More
The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott by Gertrude Himmelfarb
– Gertrude Himmelfarb. “The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott,” American Scholar 44, no. 3 (1975): 405-420.Excerpt: “Abjuring both political science and political philosophy as these are normally understood, Oakeshott has nevertheless acquired a distinguished body of disciples, and not… More
Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott
– J.L. Auspitz. “Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory, no. 4 (1976): 261-294.Excerpt: Even before the publication last year of his extraordinary new book there was sufficient evidence to argue that Michael Oakeshott was the most genuinely philosophical mind writing… More
Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott’s Birth
– Leslie Marsh. Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott's Birth. London: Michael Oakeshott Association, 2001.Excerpt: Oakeshott occupies an unusual place within the 20th century philosophy: his reputation made as a political philosopher is as misunderstood within political circles, as his… More
The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. “The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott,” Journal of the History of Ideas 63, no. 4 (2002): 717-733.Excerpt: The British philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) is mostly known as a political thinker of conservative persuasion, and his general philosophy is usually analyzed only in… 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
The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott’s Philosophy of Civil Association
– Kenneth McIntyre. The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott's Philosophy of Civic Association. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2004.Excerpt: This book examines Oakeshott’s political philosophy within the context of his more general conception of philosophical understanding. The book stresses the underlying continuity… More
The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik
– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012In this volume a broad group of scholars offers a comprehensive overview of Oakeshott’s philosophy, including his moral and political philosophy, his philosophy of history, science… More
Multimedia
Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays. London: Methuen, 1962.“It is the breadth of Oakeshott’s critique of rationalism, the scope of his skepticism about the role of self-conscious ideals, principles, and purposes in politics, that in… More
The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott by Gertrude Himmelfarb
– Gertrude Himmelfarb. “The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott,” American Scholar 44, no. 3 (1975): 405-420.Excerpt: “Abjuring both political science and political philosophy as these are normally understood, Oakeshott has nevertheless acquired a distinguished body of disciples, and not… More
Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott
– J.L. Auspitz. “Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory, no. 4 (1976): 261-294.Excerpt: Even before the publication last year of his extraordinary new book there was sufficient evidence to argue that Michael Oakeshott was the most genuinely philosophical mind writing… More
Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott’s Birth
– Leslie Marsh. Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott's Birth. London: Michael Oakeshott Association, 2001.Excerpt: Oakeshott occupies an unusual place within the 20th century philosophy: his reputation made as a political philosopher is as misunderstood within political circles, as his… More
The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. “The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott,” Journal of the History of Ideas 63, no. 4 (2002): 717-733.Excerpt: The British philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) is mostly known as a political thinker of conservative persuasion, and his general philosophy is usually analyzed only in… 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
The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott’s Philosophy of Civil Association
– Kenneth McIntyre. The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott's Philosophy of Civic Association. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2004.Excerpt: This book examines Oakeshott’s political philosophy within the context of his more general conception of philosophical understanding. The book stresses the underlying continuity… More
The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik
– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012In this volume a broad group of scholars offers a comprehensive overview of Oakeshott’s philosophy, including his moral and political philosophy, his philosophy of history, science… More
Teaching
Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays. London: Methuen, 1962.“It is the breadth of Oakeshott’s critique of rationalism, the scope of his skepticism about the role of self-conscious ideals, principles, and purposes in politics, that in… More
The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott by Gertrude Himmelfarb
– Gertrude Himmelfarb. “The Conservative Imagination: Michael Oakeshott,” American Scholar 44, no. 3 (1975): 405-420.Excerpt: “Abjuring both political science and political philosophy as these are normally understood, Oakeshott has nevertheless acquired a distinguished body of disciples, and not… More
Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott
– J.L. Auspitz. “Individuality, Civility and Theory: The Philosophical Imagination of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory, no. 4 (1976): 261-294.Excerpt: Even before the publication last year of his extraordinary new book there was sufficient evidence to argue that Michael Oakeshott was the most genuinely philosophical mind writing… More
Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott’s Birth
– Leslie Marsh. Michael Oakeshott, Philosopher: A Commemoration of the Centenary of Oakeshott's Birth. London: Michael Oakeshott Association, 2001.Excerpt: Oakeshott occupies an unusual place within the 20th century philosophy: his reputation made as a political philosopher is as misunderstood within political circles, as his… More
The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. “The Voice of Poetry in the Thought of Michael Oakeshott,” Journal of the History of Ideas 63, no. 4 (2002): 717-733.Excerpt: The British philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) is mostly known as a political thinker of conservative persuasion, and his general philosophy is usually analyzed only in… 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
The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott’s Philosophy of Civil Association
– Kenneth McIntyre. The Limits of Political Theory: Oakeshott's Philosophy of Civic Association. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2004.Excerpt: This book examines Oakeshott’s political philosophy within the context of his more general conception of philosophical understanding. The book stresses the underlying continuity… More
The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik
– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012In this volume a broad group of scholars offers a comprehensive overview of Oakeshott’s philosophy, including his moral and political philosophy, his philosophy of history, science… More