Constructivism and Relativism in Oakeshott

In Timothy Fuller & Corey Abel (eds.), The Intellectual Legacy of Michael Oakeshott. Imprint Academic (2005)
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This paper highlights a troubling tension within the philosophy of Michael Oakeshott. The relativistic stance that informs his radical constructivism gives license to socio-political conclusions we know Oakeshott couldn’t possibly accept.

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Introduction to the symposium.Leslie Marsh - 2009 - Zygon 44 (1):133-137.

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