Pocock’s Conservative Liberalism – Max Skjönsberg

Pocock’s Conservative Liberalism – Max Skjönsberg

J. G. A. Pocock passed away in December 2023, just months away from his centenary. Between the early 1950s and his death, Pocock produced a wealth of books and essays on intellectual history between 1500 and 1800, on topics such as ancient constitutionalism, republicanism, the Scottish Enlightenment, and the history of the writing of history. He is probably best known for The Machiavellian Moment (1975). A proud New Zealander, Pocock spent some …