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Michael Oakeshott
Michael Oakeshott

Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) was, it has been said, 'the greatest political philosopher in the Anglo-Saxon tradition since Mill - or even Burke'. He is best-known for his distinction between 'civil' and 'enterprise' association, for his attack on rationalism in politics, his philosophy of history and his characterisation of the rule of law.

Publications include:

The Achievement of Michael Oakeshott
(London: Gerald Duckworth & Co., 1993)

This book collects a number of important critical and biographical articles about Oakeshott written by friends and former pupils at the time of his death. Contributors include Josiah Lee Auspitz, Russell Price, Ken Minogue, John Casey, Tim Fuller, Jeffrey Hart, the late Elie Kedourie and Noel O'Sullivan. A comprehensive Oakeshott bibliography is included by John Liddington.

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