----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- There is a clear distinction between the History of Ideas and Intellectual History. In its broad sweep, though not in the detail of its execution, Schumpeter's HISTORY OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS is a history of ideas. The history of ideas does not have a political dimension. That is it does not have political movements and events as an external referent in its mode of procedure. Schumpeter was correct on this showing, if what I understand is being said of Schumpeter is correct. But a question remains as to whether the History of Economics is a subdiscipline of the History of Ideas or of Intellectual History. Robin Neill ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]