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Revisionist Methods for Studying the History of Ideas

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  1. David Boucher
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Part of the book series: Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library (MNPL, volume 12)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-IX
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  2. Introduction History, Historicism and Hermeneutics

    • David Boucher
    Pages 1-38

  3. British Idealism and the Philosophy of History: Sources of Sustenance

    • David Boucher
    Pages 39-71

  4. Historians of Political Thought and Their Critics: Sources of Anxiety

    • David Boucher
    Pages 73-97

  5. Philosophical History: W. H. Greenleaf and the Study of the History of Political Thought

    • David Boucher
    Pages 99-149

  6. The Priority of Paradigms: The Pocock Alternative

    • David Boucher
    Pages 151-192

  7. The View From the Inside: Skinner and the Priority of Retrieving Authorial Intentions

    • David Boucher
    Pages 193-249

  8. Assessment and Conclusion

    • David Boucher
    Pages 251-273

  9. Back Matter

    Pages 275-281
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About this book

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 Professor Greenleaf was kind enough to supply me with a copy of his bibliography and copies of two of his unpublished papers.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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Texts in Context

  • Book Subtitle: Revisionist Methods for Studying the History of Ideas

  • Authors: David Boucher

  • Series Title: Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5075-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1985

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-247-3121-3Published: 28 February 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8745-2Published: 21 April 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-5075-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0168-5090

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 281

  • Topics: Philosophy, general, Modern Philosophy

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