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J. G. A. Pocock on Theories - Dictionary of Arguments
Gaus I 354 Theories/discourse/theory change/Pocock/Whelan: J. G. A. Pocock, a practitioner of [the ‚linguistic turn‘], explains that it involves a shift from the 'history of political thought' to the 'history of discourse', making reference or alluding to methodologists such as Saussure, Gadamer, and Kuhn, as well as Skinner, who have influenced his work (1985(1): ch. l; cf. Pocock, 1987)(2). >F. Saussure, >H.G. Gadamer, >Th. Kuhn, >Q. Skinner, >Linguistic turn. The objective, he argues, is 'the recovery of an author's language no less than of his intentions, toward treating him as inhabiting a universe of langues that give meaning to the paroles he performs in them'. >Parole. Thus a given thinker may draw upon several distinct languages, shifting from one to the other or combining them in creative ways. >Theory change, >Meaning Change. The research of Pocock and various associates on the Anglophone eighteenth century, for example, has touched upon the distinctive discourses of republicanism, 'ancient constitutionalism', 'politeness', natural and common law jurisprudence, Anglicanism, and political economy, among others. This approach is exemplified by - and indicated in the very titles of- works such as Nicholas Phillipson and Quentin Skinner (1993)(3) and Anthony Pagden (1987)(4). >Discourses, >Discourse theory. 1. Pocock, J. G. A. (1985) Virtue, Commeme, and History: Essays on Political Thought and History, Chiefly in the Eighteenth Century. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2. Pocock, J. G. A. (1987) 'The concept of a language and the métier d 'historien: some considerations on practice'. In Anthony Pagden, ed., The Languages of Political Theory in Early-Modern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 3. Phillipson, Nicholas and Quentin Skinner, eds (1993) Political Discourse in Early Modern Britain. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 4. Pagden, Anthony, ed. (1987) The Languages of Political Theory in Early-Modern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge Umversity Press. Whelan, Frederick G. 2004. „Political Theory of the Renaissance and Enlightenment“. In: Gaus, Gerald F. & Kukathas, Chandran 2004. Handbook of Political Theory. SAGE Publications_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Pocock, J. G. A. Gaus I Gerald F. Gaus Chandran Kukathas Handbook of Political Theory London 2004 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-28