Michael Oakeshott and Liberalism Revisited

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<p>This book¿assesses the significance of Michael Oakeshott&rsquo;s political philosophy and his relationship to liberalism, both in theory and in practice.¿The essays coverage a range of different topics, including Oakeshott in relation to other thinkers like Hobbes, Strauss, Houellebecq, Berlin, and Aristotle; Oakeshott&rsquo;s thought in the context of countries like China and Poland; Oakeshott&rsquo;s thought on legal theory and policies relating to technology; and Oakeshott&rsquo;s liberal theory on its own. In the thirty-five years since Oakeshott died, interest in his work continues to grow. How Oakeshott&rsquo;s thought illuminates issues that have persisted since his time and have taken on new dimensions is an important investigation in the history of political thought.</p>

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<div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW30727226 BCX0"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW30727226 BCX0"><strong>Eric S. Kos</strong> is a recently retired professor of political science from Siena Heights University. He is the editor of¿<em>Michael Oakeshott on Authority, Governance, and the State¿</em>(Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) and¿<em>Oakeshott’s Skepticism, Politics, and Aesthetics</em>¿(Palgrave Macmillan, 2022). He is also a charter member of the Michael Oakeshott Association, of which he was the president from 2015 to 2017 and a secretary from 2011 to 2015 and from 2019 to present.</p> </div>

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