Daniel Luban, a student at the University’s Faculty of History, has become the first recipient of the newly established Skinner Prize.
Daniel Luban, a student at the University’s Faculty of History, has become the first recipient of the newly established Skinner Prize.
The Prize has been established by the Regius Professor of Modern History, Quentin Skinner to mark his retirement. It recognises the best performance in the MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History, a course Professor Skinner has taught since its inception in 1995.
Luban, a graduate of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, followed the MPhil course in 2007-08. He has performed consistently well throughout the year and received very strong commendations for his thesis on 'Slavery and Self-Interest in Adam Smith', which was supervised by Dr Istvan Hont.
His thesis has now been retained for reference at the Faculty’s Seeley Library.
Professor Skinner has a rich academic career replete with numerous honorary degrees and awards. A Fellow of Christ's College, he has held the Regius Chair of Modern History since 1996.
He has a great number of books and publications to his credit, including his noted two-volume study, The Foundations of Modern Political Thought. It was named by the Times Literary Supplement in 1996 as one of the hundred most influential books published since the Second World War.
Professor Skinner's chief research interests include the intellectual history of early-modern Europe, which he teaches alongside issues in contemporary political theory and early-modern intellectual history.
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