This article surveys the state of the field of the history of political thought The premise of the discipline is that political arguments and ideas have developed historically and thus have theoretical histories that can be located and traced But, as our survey of the field shows, what counts as ?context? is up for debate, and contextual methods have become more sensitive to present-day concerns The border between the history of political thought and political theory is increasingly porous We begin with some of the main claims and criticisms of the ?Cambridge? method of political thought, chiefly associated with Quentin Skinner, John Dunn and J G A Pocock We then consider newer developments, such as the ?global turn?, which have steered the discipline beyond its traditionally European or male subject matter While this shift in direction is welcome, we caution against a history that abstracts away from local sites of political contestation Finally, we stress that (Western) historians moving beyond the West have even more reason to stay conscious of their own linguistic and cultural limitations

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领域现状：政治思想史

本文考察了政治思想史领域的状况 该学科的前提是政治论点和思想是历史发展的，因此具有可以定位和追溯的理论历史 但是，正如我们对该领域的考察所显示的，算作？上下文？有待辩论，语境方法对当今的关注变得更加敏感政治思想史和政治理论之间的界限越来越模糊我们从“剑桥？”的一些主要主张和批评开始。主要与 Quentin Skinner、John Dunn 和 JGA Pocock 相关的政治思想方法 然后我们考虑更新的发展，例如“全球转向”，这些发展使该学科超越了传统的欧洲或男性主题 虽然这种方向转变是受欢迎的,