Texts in context : revisionist methods for studying the history of ideas

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Texts in context : revisionist methods for studying the history of ideas

by David Boucher

(Martinus Nijhoff philosophy library, v. 12)

Springer-science-+business media, B.V., 1985

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Originally published by Martinus Nijhoff publishers, Dordrecht in 1985

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Description

The methodology of the study of the history of political thought is an area of study which has occupied my interests for nearly a decade. I was introduced to the subject in University College, Swansea. My teachers there provided me with an excellent grounding in political studies. I am particularly indebted to Bruce Haddock, Peter Nicholson and W. H. Greenleaf. Professor Greenleaf was kind enough to supply me with a copy of his bibliography and copies of two of his unpublished papers. I continued to pursue my interest in methodology at the London School of Economics and Political Science. I am indebted to Ken Minogue and Robert Orr who taught me there. My greatest debt is to Dr. Joseph Femia ofthe University of Liverpool who devoted a great deal of time to considering the arguments presented here. His criticisms and suggestions for improvement proved to be invaluable. I would also like to thank Alan Ryan for his general comments and encouraging advice. It would be remiss of me if I neglected to express my gratitude to Dewi Beynon who was my first teacher of politics. The research for this project was carried out in the following places; The British Library of Political Science, London; The Sidney Jones Library, University of Liverpool; The National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh; The Main Library, University of Edinburgh; The Arts and Social Science Library, University College, Cardiff; and the Bodleian Library, Oxford.

Table of Contents

History, Historicism, and Hermeneutics.- One British Idealism and the Philosophy of History: Sources of Sustenance.- Two Historians of Political Thought and Their Critics: Sources of Anxiety.- Three Philosophical History: W.H. Greenleaf and the Study of the History of Political Thought.- Four The Priority of Paradigms: The Pocock Alternative.- Five The View from the Inside: Skinner and the Priority of Retrieving Authorial Intentions.- Assessment and Conclusion.

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  • NCID
    BC14488108
  • ISBN
    • 9789401087452
  • LCCN
    84027321
  • Country Code
    ne
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Dordrecht
  • Pages/Volumes
    viii, 280 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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