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The sixth and final lesson comes from recent academic studies of textual interpretation. R. G. Collingwood makes the first step in his generally ignored 1933 work on philosophical method. Leo Strauss takes the second step with his punishing critique of Collingwood’s theories of interpretation. The third step is taken by Claude Lefort whose theories of writing and reading rehabilitate Strauss as the philosopher-interpreter necessary for those wanting to understand the history of modern political theory.
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Uhr, J. (2018). Conclusion: Reading Collingwood. In: Performing Political Theory . Palgrave Pivot, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7998-6_7
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