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Pamphlet written by Michael Oakeshott on Political Education (Bowes & Bowes, cambridge, 1951). Annotated by Forbes.

Notes made by Forbes in preparation for lectures he gave. Subjects include the Scottish Enlightenment; Adam Smith; Auguste Comte; Immanuel Kant; Montesquieu; David Hume; Natural Law; the History of Ideas; the Proper Society; History of 18th century thought, 18th century political thought; Georg Hegel and Edmund Burke; J. S. Mill; Theories of the Modern State - Idealists (Rousseau, Kant, Busanquet); Theories of the Modern State - Utilitarians (Rentham, J. S. Mill, Carlyle, Buckle); Theories of the Modern State - Marxism; Philosophy and Painting for Trinity Hall Dillitante Society 8th November 1948; History and Historicism, 1949; The historical novel, 1951; The futility of history; Man on his past; Reflections on the history of ideas; Human thoughts: on being a moderate; The European (or cosmopolitan) dimension on Humes Science of politics.

Also includes reading lists created by Forbes for his students and articles taken from newspapers and magazines Forbes used to compile reading lists.

Reviews by Duncan Forbes about the works of others and reviews by others about the work of Duncan Forbes.

This series includes miscellaneous personal items and mementos collected by Forbes during his time at Clare.

Includes combined programme and menu for the Clare College Dilettante Society, 5th May 1947; menu for the Clare College Clarence Society Scottish Dinner, signed by those present at the dinner, 27th November 1954; menu for the Clarence Society, signed bythose present, 1st March 1976

Correspondence with J.R. Balow and copies of some of Balow's work on the Scottish enlightenment.

Includes notes made from mss relating to Homer, various French mss (particularly those written in Paris and Cante in the 16th century), mss relating to Achilles, Guillaume Paquelin's work on Homer.

Notes concerning Homeric allegories. Some related offprints with annotations by Ford.

Notes concerning neo-stoicism

Notes concerning the works of Louise Labe.