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Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) was a British philosopher and political theorist. He is known for his writings on conservatism, liberalism, and the philosophy of history.
Michael Joseph Oakeshott FBA (; 11 December 1901 – 19 December 1990) was an English philosopher and political theorist who wrote on the philosophies of history, religion, aesthetics, education, and law.
Credit: Wikipedia - Michael_OakeshottThe politics of our society are a conversation in which past, present and future each has a voice; and though one or other of them may on occasion properly prevail none permanently dominates, and on this account we are free. Credit: Michael Oakeshott Source: The Voice of Poetry in The Conversation of MankindPosts where this … Continue reading The Politics of Our Society Are a Conversation Michael Oakeshott
As civilized human beings, we are the inheritors, neither of an inquiry about ourselves and the world, nor of an accumulating body of information, but of a conversation, begun in the primeval forests and extended and made more articulate in the course of centuries. It is a conversation which goes on both in public and … Continue reading A Conversation Begun in the Primeval Forests Michael Oakeshott
In a conversation the participants are not engaged in an inquiry or a debate; there is no ‘truth’ to be discovered, no proposition to be proved, no conclusion sought. They are not concerned to inform, to persuade, or to refute one another, and therefore the cogency of their utterances does not depend upon their all … Continue reading In a Conversation the Participants Are Not Engaged in an Inquiry Michael Oakeshott
Gurteen Knowledge Blog November 13, 2022, 20:32One aspect of conversation that particularly intrigues me is its history. I’ve spent considerable time reading about the 17th-century and 18th-century Coffeehouses of London and the Paris Salons. Still, the history of conversation goes back much further to the Renaissance and the philosophers of ancient Greece. At the moment, I … Continue reading Education as an Initiation Into the Conversation of Humankind Michael Oakeshott
In a conversation the participants are not engaged in an inquiry or a debate; there is no ‘truth’ to be discovered, no proposition to be proved, no conclusion sought. They are not concerned to inform, to persuade, or to refute one another, and therefore the cogency of their utterances does not depend upon their all … Continue reading The Conversation of Mankind Michael Oakeshott
The Conversational Enlightenment ** The Conversible World ** Close Pop-up all posts in this chapter The Great Conversation has spanned millennia, shaping human thought and understanding. Tracing its development and exploring the works of influential thinkers provides a foundation for active participation in this ongoing intellectual dialogue. The Great Conversation, a term popularized in the … Continue reading The Great Conversation – the Evolving Dialogue of Ideas Exploring the exchange of ideas across cultures and eras
