Bøger i Ideas in Context serien

This 1993 collection of essays, all by pre-eminent exponents of the history of political thought, explores the political ideologies of early modern Britain. Organised on a broadly chronological basis, the topics addressed reflect the themes initiated and inspired by the work of the distinguished intellectual historian J. G. A. Pocock.

The distinguished team of international contributors to this 2001 volume explores the relationship between the history of political thought as a discipline, and the politics, history and culture of the various nations discussed, which include the UK, the USA, France, Germany, Italy, Central and Eastern Europe.

This wide-ranging and original 2007 study provides an insight into the climate of political thought during the lifespan of what was, at this time, the most powerful empire in history. A distinguished group of contributors explores the way in which thinkers in Britain theorised influential views about empire and international relations.

This collection of essays by leading figures in philosophy and the history of ideas provides access to key early modern disputes over what it meant to be a philosopher and to the institutional, political and religious contexts in which such disputes took place.

Civic humanism has been one of the most influential concepts in the history of ideas ever since the pioneering work of Hans Baron and J. G. A. Pocock. This book reassesses the evolution of important republican concepts in relation to the medieval and early modern traditions of political thought.

This highly acclaimed volume brings together some of the world's foremost historians of ideas to consider Machiavelli's political thought in the larger context of the European republican tradition.

Professor Deutscher studies Beauvoir's philosophy on 'otherness' not just through her famous views on gender (in her celebrated 1949 work The Second Sex), but also through her less documented ideas on race and on ageing and generational difference.

An exploration of the political dimensions of Graeco-Roman education and of its subsequent models from a range of intellectual perspectives. Classicists, historians, philosophers and literary scholars explore the role of classical learning in education.

This book reassesses the relationship between Enlightenment and religion in England, providing a fresh analysis of rational dissent within English Enlightenment culture. Its wide perspective and research make Enlightenment and Religion an important and original contribution to eighteenth-century studies.

This collection of essays by leading figures in philosophy and the history of ideas provides access to key early modern disputes over what it meant to be a philosopher and to the institutional, political and religious contexts in which such disputes took place.

This wide-ranging and original 2007 study provides an insight into the climate of political thought during the lifespan of what was, at this time, the most powerful empire in history. A distinguished group of contributors explores the way in which thinkers in Britain theorised influential views about empire and international relations.

A sustained, modern exploration of the celebrated eighteenth-century Scottish historian, William Robertson (1721-1793). He stood alongside David Hume and Edward Gibbon in reputation and his histories helped shape the European consciousness.

This volume draws upon the expertise of both historians and literary critics to examine the classical sources of Milton's republicanism, the genesis of that republicanism in the 1640s, its disappointment in the 1650s and its presence in his work (particularly in Paradise Lost) after the Restoration.

In this far-ranging and innovative study Christopher Berry explores the meanings and ramifications of the idea of luxury, and suggests that the value attached to luxury is a crucial component in any society's self-understanding.

Keith Michael Baker, a leading authority on the ideological origins of the French Revolution, explores the question 'How did the French Revolution become thinkable?' in this wide-ranging collection of essays. The author analyses the new politics of contestation that transformed the traditional political culture of the Old Regime during its last decades.

This book defends the claim that politics is a linguistically constituted activity and shows that the concepts which inform political beliefs and behaviour undergo changes relate to real political events. The authors analyse the evolution of thirteen political concepts including: revolution, rights, democracy, property, corruption, public interest, public opinion, and ideology.

Riches and Poverty explores the moral and political economy of wealth creation, centring on Adam Smith and Robert Malthus, and encompassing the American and French revolutions, the Poor Law debate, and Britain's emergence as an industrial nation. Donald Winch has written a compelling study of a fundamental idea in political economy.

Civic humanism has been one of the most influential concepts in the history of ideas ever since the pioneering work of Hans Baron and J. G. A. Pocock. This book reassesses the evolution of important republican concepts in relation to the medieval and early modern traditions of political thought.

Using eleven case studies drawn from the history of physics and economics, Models as Mediators fills a prominent gap in the philosophy of science literature by focussing on several aspects of modelling, including such topics as function and construction of different types of models in different fields.

An exploration of the political dimensions of Graeco-Roman education and of its subsequent models from a range of intellectual perspectives. Classicists, historians, philosophers and literary scholars explore the role of classical learning in education.

This volume draws upon the expertise of both historians and literary critics to examine the classical sources of Milton's republicanism, the genesis of that republicanism in the 1640s, its disappointment in the 1650s and its presence in his work (particularly in Paradise Lost) after the Restoration.

This book investigates the specific conception and descent of a language of 'degeneration' from 1848-1918.

The sixteen essays in this volume confront the current debate about the relationship between philosophy and its history and asks what purpose the history of philosophy should serve.

This book reassesses the relationship between Enlightenment and religion in England, providing a fresh analysis of rational dissent within English Enlightenment culture. Its wide perspective and research make Enlightenment and Religion an important and original contribution to eighteenth-century studies.

This 1993 collection of essays, all by pre-eminent exponents of the history of political thought, explores the political ideologies of early modern Britain. Organised on a broadly chronological basis, the topics addressed reflect the themes initiated and inspired by the work of the distinguished intellectual historian J. G. A. Pocock.

Using eleven case studies drawn from the history of physics and economics, Models as Mediators fills a prominent gap in the philosophy of science literature by focussing on several aspects of modelling, including such topics as function and construction of different types of models in different fields.