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4 - The Idea of Liberty, 1600–1800

from Part II - Case Studies in the Digital History of Ideas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2023

Peter de Bolla
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University of Cambridge
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This chapter uses methods in text mining in order to trace the history of the idea of liberty between 1600 and 1800. It seeks to investigate the standard account of this idea developed most rigorously by Quentin Skinner over many years. Using quantitative methods and the tools created by the Cambridge Concept Lab, it discovers a slightly different history from the standard accounts that complements and augments that history.

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Explorations in the Digital History of Ideas
New Methods and Computational Approaches
, pp. 79 - 97
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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