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Passage: Intellectual history, or 'the history of ideas,' focuses on the genealogy of concepts rather than the biography of individuals. It traces how a single idea, such as 'sovereignty' or 'rights,' evolves as it is inherited and reinterpreted by successive generations. By treating ideas as independent forces, it avoids the reductionism of economic history while revealing the intellectual scaffolding that supports even the most violent political revolutions. Question: intellectual history differs from economic history in that it:

  1. Denies that ideas can be inherited across successive generations.
  2. Views ideas as primary forces rather than secondary to economic factors.
  3. Exclusively studies the impact of violent political revolutions.
  4. Prioritizes the biography of great thinkers over their concepts.

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