| Description |
1 online resource (141 pages) |
| Summary |
This book explores the meaning of 'influence', which has played a central role in the formation of the canon, or tradition, of Western political thought. Via a critical overview of the relative fortunes of influence studies in the history of political thought, literary theory, and - at times - the history of art and poetry, it is possible to identify a dominant theory of the term. Nietzschean and 'emanational' in nature, thanks largely to the work of Harold Bloom, this theory views influence as mere power and represents a broadly accepted meaning in twentieth century thought. The book argues, ultimately, that a second theory of influence, imported from Mary Orr's work on intertextuality, affords a rival perspective and a more positive, intergenerational meaning of influence. Orr's 'braided rope' theory of influence allows for the development of a plurality of canons, each capable of constructing new histories for a variety of epistemic communities. The existence of agonistic, rival canons presents pedagogical questions for all teachers of political theory, but one that can be potentially navigated by a new understanding of influence, in the Orrian tradition |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Political science -- Philosophy.
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Political science -- Philosophy
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9783030413613 |
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3030413616 |
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