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
Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of His Retirement
– Preston King and B.C. Parekh. Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of his Retirement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968.This volume was compiled in 1968 to honour the retirement of the eminent political philosopher Professor Michael Oakeshott. Professor Oakeshott, widely regarded as one of the most important… More
On History and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, On History and Other Essays. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1983.“In this book’s first three essays, Professor Michael Oakeshott sets out to establish the nature, conditions, and limits of historical inquiry, but, for once, professional… More
The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott’s Philosophy of History
– David Boucher. “The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott's Philosophy of History,” History and Theory 23, no. 2 (1975): 193-214.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott shared the general concerns of British idealists and leaned heavily upon their conclusions. As with any mode of understanding, history creates its own object of… More
Michael Oakeshott on European Political History
– Luke O'Sullivan. “Michael Oakeshott on European Political History,” History of Political Thought 21, no. 1 (1975): 132-151.Excerpt: This article examines Michael Oakeshott’s views on European political history, based on the essays, reviews, lectures and unpublished works which he produced through out his… More
The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Terry Nardin. The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001.Excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of Michael Oakeshott as a philosopher rather than a political theorist, which is how most commentators have regarded him. Indeed, the careful… 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
Oakeshott on History
– Luke O'Sullivan. Oakeshott on History. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: This book challenges the common view that Michael Oakeshott was mainly important as a political philosopher by offering the first comprehensive study of his ideas on history. It… More
What is History? And Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, What is History? And Other Essays. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2004.“This highly readable new collection of thirty pieces by Michael Oakeshott, almost all of which are previously unpublished, covers every decade of his intellectual career, and adds… 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
Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics
– Eric Kos. Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.Excerpt: This book addresses a question fundamental for Oakeshott throughout his life, which is what we are doing when we read and discuss some memorable work in the history of political… More
A Companion to Michael Oakeshott
– Franco, Paul and Leslie Marsh, eds. A Companion to Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott has long been recognized as one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century, but until now no single volume has been able to examine all… 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
Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of His Retirement
– Preston King and B.C. Parekh. Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of his Retirement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968.This volume was compiled in 1968 to honour the retirement of the eminent political philosopher Professor Michael Oakeshott. Professor Oakeshott, widely regarded as one of the most important… More
On History and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, On History and Other Essays. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1983.“In this book’s first three essays, Professor Michael Oakeshott sets out to establish the nature, conditions, and limits of historical inquiry, but, for once, professional… More
The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott’s Philosophy of History
– David Boucher. “The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott's Philosophy of History,” History and Theory 23, no. 2 (1975): 193-214.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott shared the general concerns of British idealists and leaned heavily upon their conclusions. As with any mode of understanding, history creates its own object of… More
Michael Oakeshott on European Political History
– Luke O'Sullivan. “Michael Oakeshott on European Political History,” History of Political Thought 21, no. 1 (1975): 132-151.Excerpt: This article examines Michael Oakeshott’s views on European political history, based on the essays, reviews, lectures and unpublished works which he produced through out his… More
The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Terry Nardin. The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001.Excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of Michael Oakeshott as a philosopher rather than a political theorist, which is how most commentators have regarded him. Indeed, the careful… 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
Oakeshott on History
– Luke O'Sullivan. Oakeshott on History. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: This book challenges the common view that Michael Oakeshott was mainly important as a political philosopher by offering the first comprehensive study of his ideas on history. It… More
What is History? And Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, What is History? And Other Essays. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2004.“This highly readable new collection of thirty pieces by Michael Oakeshott, almost all of which are previously unpublished, covers every decade of his intellectual career, and adds… 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
Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics
– Eric Kos. Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.Excerpt: This book addresses a question fundamental for Oakeshott throughout his life, which is what we are doing when we read and discuss some memorable work in the history of political… More
A Companion to Michael Oakeshott
– Franco, Paul and Leslie Marsh, eds. A Companion to Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott has long been recognized as one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century, but until now no single volume has been able to examine all… 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
Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of His Retirement
– Preston King and B.C. Parekh. Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of his Retirement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968.This volume was compiled in 1968 to honour the retirement of the eminent political philosopher Professor Michael Oakeshott. Professor Oakeshott, widely regarded as one of the most important… More
On History and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, On History and Other Essays. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1983.“In this book’s first three essays, Professor Michael Oakeshott sets out to establish the nature, conditions, and limits of historical inquiry, but, for once, professional… More
The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott’s Philosophy of History
– David Boucher. “The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott's Philosophy of History,” History and Theory 23, no. 2 (1975): 193-214.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott shared the general concerns of British idealists and leaned heavily upon their conclusions. As with any mode of understanding, history creates its own object of… More
Michael Oakeshott on European Political History
– Luke O'Sullivan. “Michael Oakeshott on European Political History,” History of Political Thought 21, no. 1 (1975): 132-151.Excerpt: This article examines Michael Oakeshott’s views on European political history, based on the essays, reviews, lectures and unpublished works which he produced through out his… More
The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Terry Nardin. The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001.Excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of Michael Oakeshott as a philosopher rather than a political theorist, which is how most commentators have regarded him. Indeed, the careful… 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
Oakeshott on History
– Luke O'Sullivan. Oakeshott on History. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: This book challenges the common view that Michael Oakeshott was mainly important as a political philosopher by offering the first comprehensive study of his ideas on history. It… More
What is History? And Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, What is History? And Other Essays. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2004.“This highly readable new collection of thirty pieces by Michael Oakeshott, almost all of which are previously unpublished, covers every decade of his intellectual career, and adds… 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
Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics
– Eric Kos. Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.Excerpt: This book addresses a question fundamental for Oakeshott throughout his life, which is what we are doing when we read and discuss some memorable work in the history of political… More
A Companion to Michael Oakeshott
– Franco, Paul and Leslie Marsh, eds. A Companion to Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott has long been recognized as one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century, but until now no single volume has been able to examine all… 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
Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of His Retirement
– Preston King and B.C. Parekh. Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of his Retirement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968.This volume was compiled in 1968 to honour the retirement of the eminent political philosopher Professor Michael Oakeshott. Professor Oakeshott, widely regarded as one of the most important… More
On History and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, On History and Other Essays. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1983.“In this book’s first three essays, Professor Michael Oakeshott sets out to establish the nature, conditions, and limits of historical inquiry, but, for once, professional… More
The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott’s Philosophy of History
– David Boucher. “The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott's Philosophy of History,” History and Theory 23, no. 2 (1975): 193-214.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott shared the general concerns of British idealists and leaned heavily upon their conclusions. As with any mode of understanding, history creates its own object of… More
Michael Oakeshott on European Political History
– Luke O'Sullivan. “Michael Oakeshott on European Political History,” History of Political Thought 21, no. 1 (1975): 132-151.Excerpt: This article examines Michael Oakeshott’s views on European political history, based on the essays, reviews, lectures and unpublished works which he produced through out his… More
The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Terry Nardin. The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001.Excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of Michael Oakeshott as a philosopher rather than a political theorist, which is how most commentators have regarded him. Indeed, the careful… 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
Oakeshott on History
– Luke O'Sullivan. Oakeshott on History. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: This book challenges the common view that Michael Oakeshott was mainly important as a political philosopher by offering the first comprehensive study of his ideas on history. It… More
What is History? And Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, What is History? And Other Essays. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2004.“This highly readable new collection of thirty pieces by Michael Oakeshott, almost all of which are previously unpublished, covers every decade of his intellectual career, and adds… 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
Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics
– Eric Kos. Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.Excerpt: This book addresses a question fundamental for Oakeshott throughout his life, which is what we are doing when we read and discuss some memorable work in the history of political… More
A Companion to Michael Oakeshott
– Franco, Paul and Leslie Marsh, eds. A Companion to Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott has long been recognized as one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century, but until now no single volume has been able to examine all… 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
Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of His Retirement
– Preston King and B.C. Parekh. Politics and Experience: Essays Presented to Professor Michael Oakeshott on the Occasion of his Retirement. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1968.This volume was compiled in 1968 to honour the retirement of the eminent political philosopher Professor Michael Oakeshott. Professor Oakeshott, widely regarded as one of the most important… More
On History and Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, On History and Other Essays. Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1983.“In this book’s first three essays, Professor Michael Oakeshott sets out to establish the nature, conditions, and limits of historical inquiry, but, for once, professional… More
The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott’s Philosophy of History
– David Boucher. “The Creation of the Past: British Idealism and Michael Oakeshott's Philosophy of History,” History and Theory 23, no. 2 (1975): 193-214.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott shared the general concerns of British idealists and leaned heavily upon their conclusions. As with any mode of understanding, history creates its own object of… More
Michael Oakeshott on European Political History
– Luke O'Sullivan. “Michael Oakeshott on European Political History,” History of Political Thought 21, no. 1 (1975): 132-151.Excerpt: This article examines Michael Oakeshott’s views on European political history, based on the essays, reviews, lectures and unpublished works which he produced through out his… More
The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Terry Nardin. The Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2001.Excerpt: This is the first comprehensive study of Michael Oakeshott as a philosopher rather than a political theorist, which is how most commentators have regarded him. Indeed, the careful… 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
Oakeshott on History
– Luke O'Sullivan. Oakeshott on History. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: This book challenges the common view that Michael Oakeshott was mainly important as a political philosopher by offering the first comprehensive study of his ideas on history. It… More
What is History? And Other Essays
– Michael Oakeshott, What is History? And Other Essays. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2004.“This highly readable new collection of thirty pieces by Michael Oakeshott, almost all of which are previously unpublished, covers every decade of his intellectual career, and adds… 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
Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics
– Eric Kos. Michael Oakeshott, the Ancient Greeks, and the Philosophical Study of Politics. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2007.Excerpt: This book addresses a question fundamental for Oakeshott throughout his life, which is what we are doing when we read and discuss some memorable work in the history of political… More
A Companion to Michael Oakeshott
– Franco, Paul and Leslie Marsh, eds. A Companion to Michael Oakeshott. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.Excerpt: Michael Oakeshott has long been recognized as one of the most important political philosophers of the twentieth century, but until now no single volume has been able to examine all… More