Books
The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1939.“In 1939 Oakeshott published the anthology, The Social and Political Doctrines Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. Its chapters concern Representative Democracy as well as Catholicism,… More
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
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 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
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
Morality and Politics in Modern Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, Morality and Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.“In Morality and Politics in Modern Europe, Oakeshott argues that two conflicting moralities underlie two opposed understandings of the office of government in modern Europe. On one… More
Oakeshott and His Contemporaries
– W.J. Coats. Oakeshott and His Contemporaries. Selinsgrove: Susquehanna University Press, 2000.Excerpt: Oakeshott and His Contemporaries is an exploration of the ideas of one of the most important twentieth-century, English, political philosophers vis-a-vis related ideas in the… 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
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
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
In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: Although Oakeshott’s philosophy has received considerable attention, the vision which underlies it has been almost completely ignored. This vision, which is rooted in the… 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
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
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 Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Stuart Isaacs. The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. London: Routledge, 2006.The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott reveals how his work relates to contemporary political philosophy (for example, Arendt, Rorty, Rawls); and moreover, how it links to broader… 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
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
Early Political Writings 1925-30
– Michael Oakeshott, Early Political Writings 1925-30. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2010.“Michael Oakeshott (1901–90) made his reputation as a political philosopher, but for a long time it seemed as if he had little interest in politics before 1945. His major pre-war… 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
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
The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1939.“In 1939 Oakeshott published the anthology, The Social and Political Doctrines Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. Its chapters concern Representative Democracy as well as Catholicism,… More
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
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 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
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
Morality and Politics in Modern Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, Morality and Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.“In Morality and Politics in Modern Europe, Oakeshott argues that two conflicting moralities underlie two opposed understandings of the office of government in modern Europe. On one… More
Oakeshott and His Contemporaries
– W.J. Coats. Oakeshott and His Contemporaries. Selinsgrove: Susquehanna University Press, 2000.Excerpt: Oakeshott and His Contemporaries is an exploration of the ideas of one of the most important twentieth-century, English, political philosophers vis-a-vis related ideas in the… 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
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
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
In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: Although Oakeshott’s philosophy has received considerable attention, the vision which underlies it has been almost completely ignored. This vision, which is rooted in the… 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
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
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 Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Stuart Isaacs. The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. London: Routledge, 2006.The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott reveals how his work relates to contemporary political philosophy (for example, Arendt, Rorty, Rawls); and moreover, how it links to broader… 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
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
Early Political Writings 1925-30
– Michael Oakeshott, Early Political Writings 1925-30. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2010.“Michael Oakeshott (1901–90) made his reputation as a political philosopher, but for a long time it seemed as if he had little interest in politics before 1945. His major pre-war… 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
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
The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1939.“In 1939 Oakeshott published the anthology, The Social and Political Doctrines Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. Its chapters concern Representative Democracy as well as Catholicism,… More
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
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 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
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
Morality and Politics in Modern Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, Morality and Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.“In Morality and Politics in Modern Europe, Oakeshott argues that two conflicting moralities underlie two opposed understandings of the office of government in modern Europe. On one… More
Oakeshott and His Contemporaries
– W.J. Coats. Oakeshott and His Contemporaries. Selinsgrove: Susquehanna University Press, 2000.Excerpt: Oakeshott and His Contemporaries is an exploration of the ideas of one of the most important twentieth-century, English, political philosophers vis-a-vis related ideas in the… 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
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
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
In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: Although Oakeshott’s philosophy has received considerable attention, the vision which underlies it has been almost completely ignored. This vision, which is rooted in the… 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
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
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 Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Stuart Isaacs. The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. London: Routledge, 2006.The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott reveals how his work relates to contemporary political philosophy (for example, Arendt, Rorty, Rawls); and moreover, how it links to broader… 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
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
Early Political Writings 1925-30
– Michael Oakeshott, Early Political Writings 1925-30. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2010.“Michael Oakeshott (1901–90) made his reputation as a political philosopher, but for a long time it seemed as if he had little interest in politics before 1945. His major pre-war… 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
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
The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1939.“In 1939 Oakeshott published the anthology, The Social and Political Doctrines Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. Its chapters concern Representative Democracy as well as Catholicism,… More
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
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 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
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
Morality and Politics in Modern Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, Morality and Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.“In Morality and Politics in Modern Europe, Oakeshott argues that two conflicting moralities underlie two opposed understandings of the office of government in modern Europe. On one… More
Oakeshott and His Contemporaries
– W.J. Coats. Oakeshott and His Contemporaries. Selinsgrove: Susquehanna University Press, 2000.Excerpt: Oakeshott and His Contemporaries is an exploration of the ideas of one of the most important twentieth-century, English, political philosophers vis-a-vis related ideas in the… 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
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
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
In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: Although Oakeshott’s philosophy has received considerable attention, the vision which underlies it has been almost completely ignored. This vision, which is rooted in the… 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
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
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 Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Stuart Isaacs. The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. London: Routledge, 2006.The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott reveals how his work relates to contemporary political philosophy (for example, Arendt, Rorty, Rawls); and moreover, how it links to broader… 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
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
Early Political Writings 1925-30
– Michael Oakeshott, Early Political Writings 1925-30. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2010.“Michael Oakeshott (1901–90) made his reputation as a political philosopher, but for a long time it seemed as if he had little interest in politics before 1945. His major pre-war… 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
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
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The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, The Social and Political Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1939.“In 1939 Oakeshott published the anthology, The Social and Political Doctrines Doctrines of Contemporary Europe. Its chapters concern Representative Democracy as well as Catholicism,… More
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
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 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
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
Morality and Politics in Modern Europe
– Michael Oakeshott, Morality and Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.“In Morality and Politics in Modern Europe, Oakeshott argues that two conflicting moralities underlie two opposed understandings of the office of government in modern Europe. On one… More
Oakeshott and His Contemporaries
– W.J. Coats. Oakeshott and His Contemporaries. Selinsgrove: Susquehanna University Press, 2000.Excerpt: Oakeshott and His Contemporaries is an exploration of the ideas of one of the most important twentieth-century, English, political philosophers vis-a-vis related ideas in the… 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
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
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
In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott
– Efraim Podoksik. In Defense of Modernity: Vision and Philosophy in Michael Oakeshott. Exeter: Imprint Academic, 2003.Excerpt: Although Oakeshott’s philosophy has received considerable attention, the vision which underlies it has been almost completely ignored. This vision, which is rooted in the… 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
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
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 Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott
– Stuart Isaacs. The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. London: Routledge, 2006.The Politics and Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott reveals how his work relates to contemporary political philosophy (for example, Arendt, Rorty, Rawls); and moreover, how it links to broader… 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
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
Early Political Writings 1925-30
– Michael Oakeshott, Early Political Writings 1925-30. Thorverton: Imprint Academic, 2010.“Michael Oakeshott (1901–90) made his reputation as a political philosopher, but for a long time it seemed as if he had little interest in politics before 1945. His major pre-war… 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
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