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Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas and Beyond
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Quentin Skinner is one of the world’s leading historians. His work includes pioneering studies of Machiavelli and Hobbes, as well as important research on changing ideas of liberty and the state. His classic 1969 essay Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas was a ground-breaking...
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See moreThis book celebrates the 50th anniversary of Skinner’s seminal essay with chapters that offer constructive critiques and expansions of his ideas, drawing in part on developments in digital humanities, empirical social science, and other areas.
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Quentin Skinner is one of the world’s leading historians. His work includes pioneering studies of Machiavelli and Hobbes, as well as important research on changing ideas of liberty and the state. His classic 1969 essay Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas was a ground-breaking challenge to prevailing ideas about how to read historical texts, and helped to found an influential school of interpretation. The essay is still the most widely read article in the area, and continues to breed debate.
Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas and Beyond celebrates the 50th anniversary of Skinner’s seminal essay with chapters that offer constructive critiques and expansions of his ideas, drawing in part on developments in digital humanities, empirical social science, and other areas. The book focuses not just on theory but also practice: what are the practical implications of these arguments for other researchers?
At the end of the book, Professor Skinner responds to these commentaries.
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Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas and Beyond
Quentin Skinner is one of the world’s leading historians. His work includes pioneering studies of Machiavelli and Hobbes, as well as important research on changing ideas of liberty and the state. His classic 1969 essay Meaning and Understanding in the History of Ideas was a ground-breaking challenge to prevailing ideas about how to read historical texts, and helped to found...Hardback$42200Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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ISBN: 9781836245759
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 27 February 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: The British Academy
Illustration: 25 Illustrations
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 322
About the Author
Adrian Blau is Professor of Politics at King’s College London. His research interests include the history of political thought and other issues in political theory/philosophy, including corruption, democracy and rationality.
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