Quentin Skinner's Thought Studies: History. Politics. Rhetoric

Author: (Finland) Kari Palonen, translated by Li Hongtu and Hu Chuansheng
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Publish Date: 2005-12-01
Features: In the international academic community, Quentin Skinner is widely recognized as a prominent intellectual historian and thinker, representing the "Cambridge School" in the study of intellectual history. The book written by Kari Palonen systematically organizes and explains Quentin Skinner's research theories and methods. Chronologically, the book covers the period from the 1960s when Skinner began his academic career to the present. In terms of content, it focuses on themes such as history, political thought, freedom, speech acts, rhetoric, and conceptual history to showcase Skinner's work. Against the backdrop of the broad evolution of European thought and academia, the book compares Skinner with numerous other thinkers, including Max Weber, thereby further highlighting the academic value and contributions of Quentin Skinner's research in intellectual history. This book is an important academic work on Quentin Skinner in Western academia and is listed as part of the "Contemporary Thinkers" series. It received unanimous praise from renowned scholars such as John Pocock, a former professor of intellectual history at the University of Cambridge, upon its publication. To help the domestic academic community systematically understand the theories and methods of Quentin Skinner's research in intellectual history, this book has been authorized by the author for its first-time publication in Chinese. It will be suitable for scholars and students in fields such as political science, history, philosophy, and the social sciences.