Based on his fundamental view of politics as a complex enterprise, Michael Oakeshott, s examination of its ethical foundations mainly focuses on two levels: the individual and the state. Accordingly, Oakeshott constructed a theoretical system of “morality of individuality” and “rule of law” to provide theoretical support for understanding and navigating the public-private dynamics inherent in political activities. However, the dualistic structure of the individual and the state lacks stability. This led Oakeshott, in On Human Conduct, to provide a philosophical account of the most fundamental form of human association. Drawing on perspectives from the philosophy of history and conceptual theory, he established a coherent and stable framework for relating morality, the rule of law and politics. The ethical grounding of politics must be situated within the framework of the “civil association”. Only in this way can a political ethics that is both historically informed and logically consistent be constructed.