Michael Oakeshott on being conservative

<p>This week, Jonathan and Simon discuss Michael Oakeshott's classic essay, '<a href="https://bbs.pku.edu.cn/attach/85/e2/85e2c8b439bfb4da/On">On being conservative</a>'. Oakeshott (1901-1990) was one of the foremost thinkers in twentieth century British philosophy and a leading conservative. This essay, published in a collection of Oakeshott's writings entitled <a href="https://www.libertyfund.org/books/rationalism-in-politics-and-other-essays"><em>Rationalism in Politics</em></a>, outlines Oakeshott's brand of liberal conservatism. The lads focus in on Oakeshott's description of conservatism as a disposition, his conceptions of innovation and change, and his framing of the conservative view of politics. The episode covers fundamental and important questions about politics, society more broadly, and living as a conservative today.</p>