Liberalism and Empire in the work of W.E.H. Lecky

W.E.H. 作品中的自由主义与帝国

• 批准号: 2908496
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Cambridge
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2908496
• 关键词: Liberalism; Empire; work; W.E.H.; Lecky

W.E.H. Lecky (1838-1903) was the most significant Irish historian of the nineteenth century, whose influence as anintellectual in Britain and Ireland was considerable. He is, however, a neglected figure in the intellectual history ofEurope. It is the contention of this study that the wealth and relevance of Lecky's oeuvre may be evinced through areading of his work in which two overarching themes are prioritised: liberalism and empire. Following the model ofanalysis prescribed by the 'Cambridge School' of intellectual history, this study will endeavour to illustrate thesignificance of Lecky's contribution to several debates integral to nineteenth-century liberalism by foregrounding histhought in its original intellectual context and measuring his arguments against those advanced by his contemporaries inBritain, Ireland and Europe. This will reveal Lecky as an original thinker, one steeped in the European enlightenmenttradition that was his inheritance, and a figure that ought to feature prominently in the canons of liberalism,historiography, and Irish thought. Moreover, taking inspiration from recent scholarship that has emphasised the linkbetween nineteenth-century liberalism and imperialism, this study will also seek to demonstrate Lecky's participation indiscourses of empire. This will contribute to a bourgeoning discourse on the role played by intellectuals in disseminatingand justifying empire, and highlight the role of Irish intellectuals in this discourse.

W.E.H.莱基（1838-1903）是19世纪最重要的爱尔兰历史学家，他作为一名知识分子在英国和爱尔兰的影响是相当大的。然而，在欧洲思想史上，他是一个被忽视的人物。这是本研究的论点，莱基的全部作品的财富和相关性，可以通过阅读他的工作，其中两个首要主题是优先：自由主义和帝国。本研究遵循“剑桥学派”思想史的分析模式，通过突出莱基思想的原始思想背景，并将其观点与英国、爱尔兰和欧洲同时代人的观点进行比较，试图说明莱基对19世纪自由主义几场争论的贡献。这将揭示莱基作为一个原始的思想家，一个沉浸在欧洲启蒙传统中的人，这是他的遗产，一个应该在自由主义，历史学和爱尔兰思想的经典中占据突出地位的人物。此外，从最近的学术，强调十九世纪的自由主义和帝国主义之间的联系的启发，这项研究也将试图证明莱基的参与帝国的话语。这将有助于对知识分子在传播和证明帝国中所扮演的角色的新兴话语，并突出爱尔兰知识分子在这一话语中的作用。