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Oakeshott on Science as a Mode of Experience
Here is the intro to Byron’s essay from the Zygon symposium.. The obvious outcome of our total experience is that the world can be handled according to many systems of ideas, and is so handled by...
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Rationalism in law
Graham Gee and Grégoire Webber’s article now available in the Modern Law Review.
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Moral y politica en la Europa moderna
This must surely rate as the wildest cover for an Oakeshott volume that I’ve yet seen.
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Ignatieff speaks with Isaiah Berlin
Listening to this interview one must surely reevaluate one’s impression of Berlin (I did view this program back in the day but it left me unmoved). Was Oakeshott being scathing (as is often assumed) in...
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A Companion to Michael Oakeshott
For those who have asked — yes, the “Companion” is available digitally via Project Muse.
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Oakeshott’s concept of ideology
A new paper from the very excellent David Corey. Abstract Michael Oakeshott’s critique of ‘political rationalism’ is often regarded as a unique contribution to the study of 20th-century ‘ideologies.’...
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Fifty key thinkers on history: Oakeshott/ Patrick Gardiner
To my mind, this is a rather awkward piece but nonetheless serves as a quick intro to Oakeshott on history. A really top-notch expositor on the philosophy of history expositor was the late Patrick...
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Bernard Williams’ Descartes and others on Williams
There was a minor philosopher in the 19th century who was described as the janitor of the Hegelian system, and there are many today who similarly become janitors of their...
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Brexit The Movie: Always allow 18 inches between chair and furniture
“Always allow 18 inches between chair and furniture . . .” (21:41 — 24:28: here the distinction and value between enterprise association and civil association gets profoundly disregarded). This...
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