Skinner, Professor Quentin (1940–)
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A leading scholar in the field of the history of political thought, Skinner has helped to change the methodology of the history of ideas. With his insistence on the importance of examining the context in which these ideas were produced, he has formed part of a broader 'linguistic turn' in the subject.
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- Forenames:
- Quentin
- Surname:
- Skinner
- Title:
- Professor
- Dates:
- 1940–
- Institutions:
- University of Cambridge (Christ's College)
- Significant posts:
- Professor of Political Science, University of Cambridge (Christ's College)
Regius Chair of Modern History, University of Cambridge - Contemporaries:
- Dunn, John
Pocock, John Greville Agard - Themes:
- Cambridge School of Intellectual History
History of political thought
Intellectual history
- Biographies:
- Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing
Bibliography
Significant publications
- Quentin Skinner, 'Meaning and understanding in the history of ideas', History and Theory, 8 (1969), 3–53
- Quentin Skinner, The Foundations of Modern Political Thought (Cambridge, 1978)
Other reading
- Quentin Skinner, 'Sir Geoffrey Elton and the practice of history', Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 6th Series, 7 (1997), 301–16
- Keith Thomas, 'History revisited', Times Online, 11 October 2006 <http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25340-2399024,00.html> [accessed 31 October 2008]
