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Modeling interpretation and the practice of political theory

Beckstein, Martin; Weber, Ralph (2021). Modeling interpretation and the practice of political theory. New York: Routledge.

Abstract

Political theory offers a great variety of interpretive traditions and models. Today, pluralism is the paradigm. But are all approaches equally useful? What are their limits and possibilities? Can we practice them in isolation, or can we combine them? Modeling Interpretation and the Practice of Political Theory addresses these questions in a refreshing and hands- on manner. It not only models in the abstract, but also tests in practice eight basic schemes of interpretation with which any ambitious reader of political texts should already be familiar. Comprehensive and engaging, the book includes:
- A straightforward typology of interpretation in political theory.
- Chapters on the analytical Oxford model, biographical and oeuvre- based interpretation, Skinner’s Cambridge School, the esoteric model, reflexive hermeneutics, reception analysis and conceptual history.
- Original readings of Federalist Paper No. 10 , Plato’s Statesman, de Gouges’s The Three Urns, Rivera’s wall painting The History of Mexico and Strauss’s Persecution and the Art of Writing; with further chapters on Machiavelli, Huang Zongxi and a Hittite loyalty oath.
- An Epilogue proposing pragmatist eclecticism as the way forward in interpretation. An inspiring, hands- on textbook suitable for undergraduate and graduate students, as well as experienced scholars of political theory, intellectual history and philosophy interested in learning more about types and models of interpretation, and the challenge of combining them in interpretive practice.

Additional indexing

Item Type:Monograph
Communities & Collections:01 Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religion > Center for Ethics
06 Faculty of Arts > Institute of Philosophy
Dewey Decimal Classification:100 Philosophy
170 Ethics
Uncontrolled Keywords:Political Theory, Interpretation, Contextualism, Strauss, Madison, Machiavelli, Method, Hermeneutics, Huang Zongxi, Olympe de Gouges, Plato, Rivera
Language:English
Date:1 July 2021
Deposited On:20 Jul 2021 07:46
Last Modified:27 Feb 2022 08:01
Publisher:Routledge
Number of Pages:224
ISBN:1138556599
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315150192
Related URLs:https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781315150192/modeling-interpretation-practice-political-theory-martin-beckstein-ralph-weber (Publisher)
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