Recent developments in the thought of Quentin Skinner and the ambitions of contextualism
Lamb, Robert
Date: 1 January 2009
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Journal
Journal of the Philosophy of History
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Brill
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Abstract
In this article, I chart some recent developments in the linguistic contextualist
philosophy of history defended by Quentin Skinner. I attempt to identify several
shifts in the way in which Skinner’s position has been presented and justified,
focusing particularly on his embrace of anti-foundationalism, his focus on rhetoric ...
In this article, I chart some recent developments in the linguistic contextualist
philosophy of history defended by Quentin Skinner. I attempt to identify several
shifts in the way in which Skinner’s position has been presented and justified,
focusing particularly on his embrace of anti-foundationalism, his focus on rhetoric rather than speech-acts and his concern to recast contextualism as compatible
with other interpretive approaches. In the final section, I reject the notion –
suggested by Skinner and others – that a contextualist philosophy of history might
constitute a distinct form of political theorizing in itself.
Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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