Thanks for the illuminating interview. I'll definitely make sure to buy the book when I can.
I'm not sure i agree with all that tom said. I don't think oakeshott really dispenses with political vision but more demands that it is grounded in an awareness of the limits of our own rationality. So, onto utopia but yes to culturally and contextually informed claims about the world. I think in a world of AI and supposed abundance this makes oakeshott more important than ever before. To me that opens up such an interesting dialogue on Prudential politics which people like Matthew Weiner have talked about.
I do think the discussion on the post war world is interesting especially as tom didn't mention our relationship with America which was precisely how we made sense of the new European arrangement. In a way, at least the way I see it, is that we reinforced our traditional stabilisers role but we're happy to go across the Atlantic to find it.
I found the discussion about his writing and the difference between the UK and the US especially interesting and I wonder if this says something deeper about our culture and politics more broadly.
This is a fabulous interview. Fascinating
Thanks for the illuminating interview. I'll definitely make sure to buy the book when I can.
I'm not sure i agree with all that tom said. I don't think oakeshott really dispenses with political vision but more demands that it is grounded in an awareness of the limits of our own rationality. So, onto utopia but yes to culturally and contextually informed claims about the world. I think in a world of AI and supposed abundance this makes oakeshott more important than ever before. To me that opens up such an interesting dialogue on Prudential politics which people like Matthew Weiner have talked about.
I do think the discussion on the post war world is interesting especially as tom didn't mention our relationship with America which was precisely how we made sense of the new European arrangement. In a way, at least the way I see it, is that we reinforced our traditional stabilisers role but we're happy to go across the Atlantic to find it.
I found the discussion about his writing and the difference between the UK and the US especially interesting and I wonder if this says something deeper about our culture and politics more broadly.
No to utopia* phone autocorrect altered my meaning haha
It sounds like a brilliant book