The Idea of Liberty, 1600–1800: A Distributional Concept Analysis
Peter de Bolla, Ewan Jones, Paul Nulty, Gabriel Recchia, John Regan
Abstract
This article uses computational and statistical methods for analyzing the concept of liberty 1600-1800. Based on a bespoke set of tools for parsing conceptual structures it contributes to the literature on the concept of liberty and engages with the thesis concerning negative liberty first put forward by Isaiah Berlin and subsequently modified by Quentin Skinner.
Topics & Concepts
BespokeParsingSet (abstract data type)EpistemologyNegative libertyPhilosophySociologyComputer scienceLawPolitical sciencePoliticsArtificial intelligenceProgramming languageProbability and Statistical ResearchHistorical Economic and Legal ThoughtHistorical Economic and Social Studies