Politische Ideengeschichte. Interpretationsansätze in der Praxis

A textbook (in German) on different interpretational approaches to texts in the History of Political Ideas, exemplified with selected texts, arguing for a meta-methodological approach along the lines of a Pragmatist Eclecticism. Table of Contents: 1. The Analytical Approach: The Example of Federalist Paper Nr. 10 2. The Biographical Approach: The Example of Plato's Statesman 3. The Oeuvre-Based Approach: The Example of Olympe de Gouges's Three Urns 4. The Esoteric Approach: The Example of Persecution and the Art of Writing 5. The Contextualist Approach: The Example of the Epos of the Mexican People 6. The Hermeneutic Approach: The Example of Huang Zongxi and his Mingyi daifang lu 7. The Reader-Response Approach: The Example of Interpretations of The Prince 8. The Conceptual History Approach: The Example of the Concept of Contract in the Oaths for Officals by Arnuwanda