Historik intelektuálních dějin
John G. A. Pocock
Historian of intellectual history John G. A. Pocock
Author(s): Franz Leander FillaferSubject(s): History of ideas
Published by: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích
Keywords: John G. Pocock; historiography; Enlightenment; history of ideas; methodology
Summary/Abstract: The article presents the life and methods of John G. Pocock, the famous representative ofthe Cambridge school of history of ideas. The introductory text sketches the developmentof his thoughts and explains in which ways he responded to the challenges of the presentpolitical world. Finally, Pocock’s method is demonstrated by a commented excerpt fromhis recent article on the conservative Enlightenment.
Journal: Opera Historica
- Issue Year: 17/2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 106-122
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English, Czech