Visions of Politics (Volume 1)：Regarding Method

ThefirstofthreevolumesofessaysbyQuentinSkinner,oneoftheworld'sleadingintellectualhistorians.Thiscollectionincludessomeofhismostimportantphilosophicalandmethodologicalstatementswrittenoverthepastfourdecades,eachcarefullyrevisedforpublicationinthisform.InaseriesofseminalessaysProfessorSkinnersetsforththeintellectualprinciplesthatinformhiswork.Writingasapractisinghistorian,heconsidersthetheoreticaldifficultiesinherentinthepursuitofknowledgeandinterpretation,andelucidatesthemethodologywhichfindsitsexpressioninhistwosuccessivevolumes.AllofProfessorSkinner'sworkischaracterisedbyphilosophicalpower,limpidclarity,andeleganceofexposition;theseessays,manyofwhicharenowrecognisedclassics,provideafascinatingandconvenientdigestofthedevelopmentofhisthought.ProfessorSkinnerhasbeenawardedtheBalzanPrizeLifeTimeAchievementAwardforPoliticalThought,HistoryandTheory.Fulldetailsofthisawardcanbefoundathttp://www.balzan.it/News_eng.aspx?ID=2474