Description
Opens up new histories of freedom and republicanism by building on Quentin Skinner's ground-breaking Liberty before Liberalism nearly twenty five years after its initial publication. Leading historians and philosophers reveal the neo-Roman conception of liberty that Skinner unearthed as a normative and historical hermeneutic tool of enormous, ongoing power. The volume thinks with neo-Romanism to offer reinterpretations of individual thinkers, such as Montaigne, Grotius and Locke. It probes the role of neo-Roman liberty within hierarchies and structures beyond that of citizen and state - namely, gender, slavery, and democracy. Finally, it reassesses the relationships between neo-Romanism and other languages in the history of political thought: liberalism, conservatism, socialism, and the human rights tradition. The volume concludes with a major reappraisal by Skinner himself.
Reflects on histories of freedom and republicanism through a major new reappraisal of Quentin Skinner's Liberty before Liberalism.
About the Author
Hannah Dawson is Senior Lecturer in the History of Political Thought at King's College London. She is an expert on early modern thought and the history of feminism. Her previous publications include Locke, Language and Early Modern Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2007), Life Lessons from Hobbes (2013), and The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing (2021), as well as numerous scholarly articles. She is a regular contributor to radio, television and festivals. Annelien de Dijn is Professor of Modern Political History at Utrecht University. She is the author of French Political Thought from Montesquieu to Tocqueville (Cambridge University Press, 2008) and Freedom: An Unruly History (2020) which was awarded the 2021 PROSE Prize in Philosophy by the American Association of Publishers.
Reviews
'Rethinking Liberty Before Liberalism succeeds magnificently as a tribute to the achievement of Liberty Before Liberalism, as a substantive contribution to the history of political thought, and as an addition to the corpus of political philosophy itself.' David Armitage, University of Harvard
'The internationally reputed scholars brought together in this volume both appraise and contribute to the extraordinarily fertile discussions that followed the publication of Quentin Skinner's text twenty years ago. An outstanding volume, beautifully curated and introduced by its editors, and likely to become a point of reference in the field.' Cecile Laborde, University of Oxford
'Each chapter of the volume offers a distinctive perspective on neo-Roman liberty, exploring it in familiar and less familiar historical contexts. Together, they demonstrate its centrality in the history of political thought and pay fine tribute to Quentin Skinner's retrieval of this pivotal aspect of our intellectual heritage.' Markku Peltonen, Society
'As someone who has had Liberty before Liberalism on my syllabus for a few years now, I cannot but welcome a new publication aimed at rethinking Skinner's book ... The new volume has a lot to offer to those who developed a thirst for an intellectual sequel after reading the original work.' Evgeny Roshchin, Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory
Book Information
ISBN 9781108844567
Author Hannah Dawson
Format Hardback
Page Count 330
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 600g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 20mm
Reflects on histories of freedom and republicanism through a major new reappraisal of Quentin Skinner's Liberty before Liberalism.
About the Author
Hannah Dawson is Senior Lecturer in the History of Political Thought at King's College London. She is an expert on early modern thought and the history of feminism. Her previous publications include Locke, Language and Early Modern Philosophy (Cambridge University Press, 2007), Life Lessons from Hobbes (2013), and The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing (2021), as well as numerous scholarly articles. She is a regular contributor to radio, television and festivals. Annelien de Dijn is Professor of Modern Political History at Utrecht University. She is the author of French Political Thought from Montesquieu to Tocqueville (Cambridge University Press, 2008) and Freedom: An Unruly History (2020) which was awarded the 2021 PROSE Prize in Philosophy by the American Association of Publishers.
Reviews
'Rethinking Liberty Before Liberalism succeeds magnificently as a tribute to the achievement of Liberty Before Liberalism, as a substantive contribution to the history of political thought, and as an addition to the corpus of political philosophy itself.' David Armitage, University of Harvard
'The internationally reputed scholars brought together in this volume both appraise and contribute to the extraordinarily fertile discussions that followed the publication of Quentin Skinner's text twenty years ago. An outstanding volume, beautifully curated and introduced by its editors, and likely to become a point of reference in the field.' Cecile Laborde, University of Oxford
'Each chapter of the volume offers a distinctive perspective on neo-Roman liberty, exploring it in familiar and less familiar historical contexts. Together, they demonstrate its centrality in the history of political thought and pay fine tribute to Quentin Skinner's retrieval of this pivotal aspect of our intellectual heritage.' Markku Peltonen, Society
'As someone who has had Liberty before Liberalism on my syllabus for a few years now, I cannot but welcome a new publication aimed at rethinking Skinner's book ... The new volume has a lot to offer to those who developed a thirst for an intellectual sequel after reading the original work.' Evgeny Roshchin, Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory
Book Information
ISBN 9781108844567
Author Hannah Dawson
Format Hardback
Page Count 330
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 600g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 157mm * 20mm
