The history of ideas : canon and variations

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The history of ideas : canon and variations

edited by Donald R. Kelley

(Library of the history of ideas, v. 1)

University of Rochester Press, 1990

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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"The articles in this volume first appeared in the Journal of the history of ideas [from 1940 to 1987]"--P. vii

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9781878822000

Description

Arthur O. Lovejoy conceived of the history of ideas as an interdisciplinary study, encompassing a variety of fields, including literary history, comparative literature, the history of folklore and ethnography, the history of language and the history of religious beliefs. This volume gathers together some of the most significant articles concerning the theory and practice of intellectual history, by Lovejoy himself and other scholars. Contributors: DONALD R. KELLEY, ARTHUR O. LOVEJOY, FREDERICK J. TEGGART, LEO SPITZER, THEODORE SPENCER, ABRAHAM EDEL, PAUL O. KRISTELLER, PHILIP P. WIENER, JOSEPH A. MAZZEO, LEONARD KRIEGER, DANIEL J. WILSON, EDWARD P. MAHONEY, FRANCIS OAKLEY,JOHANNHUIZINGA, JOSEPH KATZ, CALVIN G. RAND, NILS B. KVASTAD, LESTER G. CROCKER and PATRICK H. HUTTON.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Founders: reflections on the history of ideas, Arthur O.Lovejoy
  • a problem in the history of ideas, Frederick J.Teggart
  • Geistesgeschichte vs history of ideas as applied to Hitlerism, Leo Spitzer
  • reply to Professor Spitzer, Arthur O.Lovejoy
  • Lovejoy's "Essays in the History of Ideas", Theodore Spencer
  • historiography and evaluation - a disclaimer, Arthur O.Lovejoy. Part 2 Followers: levels of meaning and the history of ideas, Abraham Edel
  • the philosophical significance of the history of thought, Paul O.Kristeller
  • logical significance of the history of thought, Philip P.Wiener
  • some interpretations of the history of ideas, Joseph Anthony Mazzeo
  • the autonomy of intellectual history, Leonard Krieger
  • Arthur O.Lovejoy and the moral of "The Great Chain of Being", Danile J.Wilson
  • Arthur O.Lovejoy and the emergence of novelty, Kathleen E.Duffin
  • Lovejoy's "The Great Chain of Being" after 50 years, Daniel J.Wilson
  • Lovejoy and the hierarchy of being, Edward P.Mahoney
  • Lovejoy's unexplored option, Francis Oakley. Part 3 Questions: history changing form, Johann Huizinga
  • a reply to J.Huizinga on the form and function of history, Joseph Katz
  • two meanings of historicism in the writings of Dilthey, Troeltsch and Meinecke, Calvin G.Rand
  • semantics in the methodology of the history of ideas, Nils B.Kvastad
  • "Creativity" and "Tradition", Paul O.Kristeller
  • interpreting the enlightenment - a political approach, Lester G.Crocker
  • the art of memory reconceived - from rhetoric to psychoanalysis, Patrick H.Hutton
  • horizons of intellectual history - retrospect, circumspect, prospect, Donald R.Kelley.
Volume

: pbk ISBN 9781878822406

Description

The "Journal of the History of Ideas" was founded in 1940 as a forum for studies in the field newly defined by the American philosopher Arthur O. Lovejoy as the "history of ideas". This volume gathers together articles that have appeared in this magazine concerning the theory and practice of intellectual history.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Founders: reflections on the history of ideas, Arthur O.Lovejoy
  • a problem in the history of ideas, Frederick J.Teggart
  • Geistesgeschichte vs history of ideas as applied to Hitlerism, Leo Spitzer
  • reply to Professor Spitzer, Arthur O.Lovejoy
  • Lovejoy's "Essays in the History of Ideas", Theodore Spencer
  • historiography and evaluation - a disclaimer, Arthur O.Lovejoy. Part 2 Followers: levels of meaning and the history of ideas, Abraham Edel
  • the philosophical significance of the history of thought, Paul O.Kristeller
  • logical significance of the history of thought, Philip P.Wiener
  • some interpretations of the history of ideas, Joseph Anthony Mazzeo
  • the autonomy of intellectual history, Leonard Krieger
  • Arthur O.Lovejoy and the moral of "The Great Chain of Being", Danile J.Wilson
  • Arthur O.Lovejoy and the emergence of novelty, Kathleen E.Duffin
  • Lovejoy's "The Great Chain of Being" after 50 years, Daniel J.Wilson
  • Lovejoy and the hierarchy of being, Edward P.Mahoney
  • Lovejoy's unexplored option, Francis Oakley. Part 3 Questions: history changing form, Johann Huizinga
  • a reply to J.Huizinga on the form and function of history, Joseph Katz
  • two meanings of historicism in the writings of Dilthey, Troeltsch and Meinecke, Calvin G.Rand
  • semantics in the methodology of the history of ideas, Nils B.Kvastad
  • "Creativity" and "Tradition", Paul O.Kristeller
  • interpreting the enlightenment - a political approach, Lester G.Crocker
  • the art of memory reconceived - from rhetoric to psychoanalysis, Patrick H.Hutton
  • horizons of intellectual history - retrospect, circumspect, prospect, Donald R.Kelley.

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