Paul N. Franco is a professor of government at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine and a leading authority on the British political philosopher Michael Oakeshott. Hubbard Hall Walker Art Museum Bowdoin College is a small, private liberal arts college located in the coastal New England town of Brunswick, Maine. ... Brunswick is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13. ... Michael Joseph Oakeshott (11 December 1901 - 19 December 1990) was an English philosopher with particular interests in political thought, the nature of history as a form of knowledge, the philosophies of education and religion, and aesthetics. ...

Franco holds a B.A. from Colorado College, where he studied under Oakeshott scholar Timothy Fuller, an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, where he studied under Oakeshott himself, and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, where his advisor was Joseph Cropsey, a friend and disciple of the controversial political philosopher Leo Strauss. (Although the website Straussian.net (http://www.straussian.net) lists Franco as a "Straussian," this label is probably innacurate.) The Colorado College is a private four-year, co-educational liberal arts college located at the foot of Pikes Peak, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often called the London School of Economics or the LSE, is one of the worlds eminent specialist universities, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious social science institution. ... The University of Chicago is a private co-educational university located in Chicago, Illinois. ... Leo Strauss Leo Strauss (September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973), was a German-American political philosopher who has been greatly influential in America. ...

Franco's articles and reviews have appeared in The American Political Science Review, Political Theory, The Journal of Politics, The Review of Politics, Political Studies, Ethics, and The Political Science Reviewer.

Books

• The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott (Yale, 1990)
• Hegel's Philosophy of Freedom (Yale, 1999)
• Michael Oakeshott: An Introduction (Yale, 2004)