Michael Oakeshott is like a missing jigsaw piece for me. The simple idea of a rationalist ideology vs empiricist leadership, when the ideology is abstract. Very simple and obvious but overlooked. The ideology wants to break down and rebuild, which can very dangerous to societies. We see this happening today. Makes me think about the consumption of ideas and how we process them. And how we let them alter reality based on ideology.
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Michael Oakeshott is like a missing jigsaw piece for me. The simple idea of a rationalist ideology vs empiricist leadership, when the ideology is abstract. Very simple and obvious but overlooked. The ideology wants to break down and rebuild, which can very dangerous to societies. We see this happening today. Makes me think about the consumption of ideas and how we process them. And how we let them alter reality based on ideology.
What are some texts to check out by oakeshott?
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The closest he fits is paleoconservatism in the US, especially among southern conservatives like Mel Bradford and Donald Livingston