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

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

Oakeshott’s Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reason

– B.P. Frohnen. “Oakeshott's Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reasons,” The Western Political Quarterly 43, (1990): 789-809.

Excerpt: Taking philosophical skepticism to its limit, Michael Oakeshott questions both the coherence of noncontextual thought and the primary role of reason itself in making sense of the… More

The Work of Michael Oakeshott

– Timothy Fuller. “In Memoriam: Michael Oakeshott, 1901-1990: The Work of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory 19, no. 3 (1991): 326-333.

Excerpt: Oakeshott surveyed the world without feeling compelled to roam it. Seeking to understand himself, he welcomed travelers whose conversation would complement his own and check his… More

The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism

– Michael Oakeshott, The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996.

“In this polished and hitherto unknown work, Oakeshott argues that modern politics was constituted out of a debate, persistent through centuries of European political experience down… More

The Skeptic’s Oakeshott

– Steven Anthony Gerencser. The Skeptic's Oakeshott. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000.

Excerpt: The Skeptic’s Oakeshott poses the thesis that Michael Oakeshott’s political philosophy is best understood from the vantage point of his skepticism and his intellectual affinity… 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 Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik

– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012

In 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

Introduction to Leviathan

– Oakeshott, Michael. "Introduction to Leviathan." In Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays, 2nd edition, pp. 221-294. Liberty Fund: Indianapolis, 1991.

Oakeshott’s acclaimed introduction to the 1946 Blackwell edition of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan which spurred a rethinking of Hobbes’s thought and influenced a generation… 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

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

Oakeshott’s Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reason

– B.P. Frohnen. “Oakeshott's Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reasons,” The Western Political Quarterly 43, (1990): 789-809.

Excerpt: Taking philosophical skepticism to its limit, Michael Oakeshott questions both the coherence of noncontextual thought and the primary role of reason itself in making sense of the… More

The Work of Michael Oakeshott

– Timothy Fuller. “In Memoriam: Michael Oakeshott, 1901-1990: The Work of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory 19, no. 3 (1991): 326-333.

Excerpt: Oakeshott surveyed the world without feeling compelled to roam it. Seeking to understand himself, he welcomed travelers whose conversation would complement his own and check his… More

The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism

– Michael Oakeshott, The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996.

“In this polished and hitherto unknown work, Oakeshott argues that modern politics was constituted out of a debate, persistent through centuries of European political experience down… More

The Skeptic’s Oakeshott

– Steven Anthony Gerencser. The Skeptic's Oakeshott. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000.

Excerpt: The Skeptic’s Oakeshott poses the thesis that Michael Oakeshott’s political philosophy is best understood from the vantage point of his skepticism and his intellectual affinity… 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 Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik

– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012

In 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

Introduction to Leviathan

– Oakeshott, Michael. "Introduction to Leviathan." In Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays, 2nd edition, pp. 221-294. Liberty Fund: Indianapolis, 1991.

Oakeshott’s acclaimed introduction to the 1946 Blackwell edition of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan which spurred a rethinking of Hobbes’s thought and influenced a generation… 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

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

Oakeshott’s Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reason

– B.P. Frohnen. “Oakeshott's Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reasons,” The Western Political Quarterly 43, (1990): 789-809.

Excerpt: Taking philosophical skepticism to its limit, Michael Oakeshott questions both the coherence of noncontextual thought and the primary role of reason itself in making sense of the… More

The Work of Michael Oakeshott

– Timothy Fuller. “In Memoriam: Michael Oakeshott, 1901-1990: The Work of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory 19, no. 3 (1991): 326-333.

Excerpt: Oakeshott surveyed the world without feeling compelled to roam it. Seeking to understand himself, he welcomed travelers whose conversation would complement his own and check his… More

The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism

– Michael Oakeshott, The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996.

“In this polished and hitherto unknown work, Oakeshott argues that modern politics was constituted out of a debate, persistent through centuries of European political experience down… More

The Skeptic’s Oakeshott

– Steven Anthony Gerencser. The Skeptic's Oakeshott. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000.

Excerpt: The Skeptic’s Oakeshott poses the thesis that Michael Oakeshott’s political philosophy is best understood from the vantage point of his skepticism and his intellectual affinity… 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 Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik

– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012

In 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

Introduction to Leviathan

– Oakeshott, Michael. "Introduction to Leviathan." In Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays, 2nd edition, pp. 221-294. Liberty Fund: Indianapolis, 1991.

Oakeshott’s acclaimed introduction to the 1946 Blackwell edition of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan which spurred a rethinking of Hobbes’s thought and influenced a generation… 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

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

Oakeshott’s Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reason

– B.P. Frohnen. “Oakeshott's Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reasons,” The Western Political Quarterly 43, (1990): 789-809.

Excerpt: Taking philosophical skepticism to its limit, Michael Oakeshott questions both the coherence of noncontextual thought and the primary role of reason itself in making sense of the… More

The Work of Michael Oakeshott

– Timothy Fuller. “In Memoriam: Michael Oakeshott, 1901-1990: The Work of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory 19, no. 3 (1991): 326-333.

Excerpt: Oakeshott surveyed the world without feeling compelled to roam it. Seeking to understand himself, he welcomed travelers whose conversation would complement his own and check his… More

The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism

– Michael Oakeshott, The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996.

“In this polished and hitherto unknown work, Oakeshott argues that modern politics was constituted out of a debate, persistent through centuries of European political experience down… More

The Skeptic’s Oakeshott

– Steven Anthony Gerencser. The Skeptic's Oakeshott. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000.

Excerpt: The Skeptic’s Oakeshott poses the thesis that Michael Oakeshott’s political philosophy is best understood from the vantage point of his skepticism and his intellectual affinity… 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 Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik

– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012

In 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

Introduction to Leviathan

– Oakeshott, Michael. "Introduction to Leviathan." In Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays, 2nd edition, pp. 221-294. Liberty Fund: Indianapolis, 1991.

Oakeshott’s acclaimed introduction to the 1946 Blackwell edition of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan which spurred a rethinking of Hobbes’s thought and influenced a generation… 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

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

Oakeshott’s Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reason

– B.P. Frohnen. “Oakeshott's Hobbesian Myth: Pride, Character and the Limits of Reasons,” The Western Political Quarterly 43, (1990): 789-809.

Excerpt: Taking philosophical skepticism to its limit, Michael Oakeshott questions both the coherence of noncontextual thought and the primary role of reason itself in making sense of the… More

The Work of Michael Oakeshott

– Timothy Fuller. “In Memoriam: Michael Oakeshott, 1901-1990: The Work of Michael Oakeshott,” Political Theory 19, no. 3 (1991): 326-333.

Excerpt: Oakeshott surveyed the world without feeling compelled to roam it. Seeking to understand himself, he welcomed travelers whose conversation would complement his own and check his… More

The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism

– Michael Oakeshott, The Politics of Faith and the Politics of Skepticism. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1996.

“In this polished and hitherto unknown work, Oakeshott argues that modern politics was constituted out of a debate, persistent through centuries of European political experience down… More

The Skeptic’s Oakeshott

– Steven Anthony Gerencser. The Skeptic's Oakeshott. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 2000.

Excerpt: The Skeptic’s Oakeshott poses the thesis that Michael Oakeshott’s political philosophy is best understood from the vantage point of his skepticism and his intellectual affinity… 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 Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott edited by Efraim Podoksik

– Podoksik, Efraim, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Oakeshott. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2012

In 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

Introduction to Leviathan

– Oakeshott, Michael. "Introduction to Leviathan." In Rationalism in Politics and Other Essays, 2nd edition, pp. 221-294. Liberty Fund: Indianapolis, 1991.

Oakeshott’s acclaimed introduction to the 1946 Blackwell edition of Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan which spurred a rethinking of Hobbes’s thought and influenced a generation… More