Dan Wickberg has been rethinking Arthur O. Lovejoy’s vision of the history of ideas for some time (as partially evidenced here). But now we have another contributor to that effort—from a philosopher, Carl Knight. Through my regular PhilPapers update I received the following a few weeks ago: ———————————————- Carl Knight (2012). “Unit-Ideas Unleashed: A Reinterpretation and Reassessment of Lovejovian Methodology in the History of Ideas.” Journal of the Philosophy of History 6 (2):195-217. This article argues for an unconventional interpretation of Arthur O. Lovejoy’s distinctive approach to method in the history of ideas. It is maintained that the value of Read more