A Political Philosophy of Conservatism
A Political Philosophy of Conservatism: Prudence, Moderation and Tradition. Ferenc Hörcher. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. A Political Philosophy of Conservatism focuses on the fourth cardinal…
The Conservative in Crisis: Notes on De Officiis
I. Since August 1914 the world has seen much of war and revolution. The course of events, the moral disorganization of individuals, the destruction of anticipation, and…
Disposition Not Ideology: Michael Oakeshott’s Unheeded Conservatism
The British political philosopher Michael Oakeshott (1901-1990) was one of the more sophisticated conservative thinkers of the twentieth century.[1] However, while he was once a fairly well-known…
The Conservatives vs. the Intellectuals?
So everyone’s talking about the article by the intellectual Russell Jacoby on the alleged fact that there are no conservative intellectuals anymore. The article isn’t much good,…