保罗.拉厄的《古代和现代的共和国:古典共和主义与美国革命》以共和主义为主题探讨了古典共和主义与美国革命的关系。拉厄力图开辟研究美国革命和建国的新路径,对共和学派的主旨和研究方法提出修正。《古代和现代的共和国》不仅体现了拉厄对共和学派主将波科克的挑战与批判,而且反映了20世纪60年代以来美国早期史研究领域的派别之争以及史学理论和研究方法的变动。他同时受到施特劳斯学派和自由主义传统史学的影响,卷入了施特劳斯学派与共和学派之间,“新洛克派”与共和学派之间的学术辩论。但他又不是完全照搬两派的主旨和研究方法,而是在两派的核心观点和研究方法基础上提出了新见解。 Paul Laue’s “Ancient and Modern Republics: Classical Republicanism and American Revolution” explores the relationship between classical republicanism and American revolution on the theme of republicanism. La Eli sought to open up a new path to the study of the American revolution and the founding of the nation, and proposed amendments to the main thrust and method of republicanism. The “ancient and modern republics” not only reflect Laue’s challenge and critique of republican lord Poceker, but also reflect the factional disputes in the field of early American history as well as the change of historical theory and research methods since the 1960s. At the same time he was influenced by the Strauss School and the liberal traditional historiography, and was involved in the academic debates between Strauss and Republican schools and between the “neo-Locke” and republican schools. However, instead of completely copying the main ideas and research methods of the two factions, he proposed new ideas based on the core views and research methods of the two factions.