Michael Oakshott Quotes


Every human being is born an heir to an inheritance to which he can succeed only in a process of learning.


Citations

Oakeshott, Michael. "A Place of Learning." The Voice of Liberal Learning, edited by Timothy Fuller, Yale University Press, 1989, p. 17.

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Michael Oakshott
Michael Oakshott
  • Born: December 11, 1901
  • Died: December 19, 1990
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Michael Joseph Oakeshott FBA was an English philosopher and political theorist who wrote about philosophy of history, philosophy of religion, aesthetics, philosophy of education, and philosophy of law.