The Idea of History

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Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1528766830
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (287 download)

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Book Synopsis The Idea of History by : R. G. Collingwood

Download or read book The Idea of History written by R. G. Collingwood and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robin George Collingwood, FBA (1889 – 1943) was an English historian, philosopher, and archaeologist most famous his philosophical works. Along with “The Principles of Art” (1938), Collingwood's “The Idea of History” was his best-known work, originally collated from numerous sources following his death by a student of his, T. M. Knox. It became a major inspiration for philosophy of history in the western world and is extensively cited to his day. This fascinating volume on history and its relationship to philosophy will appeal to students and collectors of vintage philosophical works alike. Contents include: “The Philosophy of History”, “History's Nature”, “Object”, “Method”, “Greco-Roman Histography”, “The Influence of Christianity”, “The Threshold of Scientific History”, “Scientific History”, “England”, “Germany”, “France”, “Italy”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume today in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

The Idea of Nature

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198020015
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (98 download)

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Book Synopsis The Idea of Nature by : Robin George Collingwood

Download or read book The Idea of Nature written by Robin George Collingwood and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1960-12-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collingwood's theory of philosophical method applied to the problem of the philosophy of nature.

History as Re-enactment

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Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 0198238819
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (982 download)

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Book Synopsis History as Re-enactment by : William H. Dray

Download or read book History as Re-enactment written by William H. Dray and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A central motif of R.G. Collingwood's philosophy of history is the idea that historical understanding requires a re-enactment of past experience. However, there have been sharp disagreements about the acceptability of this idea, and even its meaning.

The Principles of History

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Publisher : Clarendon Press
ISBN 13 : 9780198237037
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (37 download)

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Book Synopsis The Principles of History by : Robin George Collingwood

Download or read book The Principles of History written by Robin George Collingwood and published by Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original text of this uncompleted work has only recently been discovered and is accompanied here by Collingwood's shorter writings on historical knowledge and inquiry. Besides containing entirely new ideas, these incredible writings discuss many of the issues which Collingwood famously raised in The Idea of History and in his Autobiography. This book also includes a lengthy editorial introduction that puts Collingwood's writings in their context and discusses the philosophical questions they initiate. --from publisher description.

The Idea of History

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ISBN 13 : 0192853066
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (928 download)

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Book Synopsis The Idea of History by : Robin George Collingwood

Download or read book The Idea of History written by Robin George Collingwood and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Idea of History is the best-known work of the great Oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R.G. Collingwood. It was originally published posthumously in 1946, having been mainly reconstructed from Collingwood's manuscripts, many of which are now lost. This important work examines how the idea of history has evolved from the time of Herodotus to the twentieth century, and offers Collingwood's own view of what history is. For this revised edition, Collingwood's most important lectures on the philosophy of history are published here for the first time. These texts have been prepared by Jan van der Dussen from manuscripts that have only recently become available. The lectures contain Collingwood's first comprehensive statement of his philosophy of history; they are therefore essential for a full understanding of his thought, and in particular for a correct interpretation of The Idea of History itself. Van der Dussen contributes a substantial introduction in which he explains the background to this new edition and surveys the scholarship of the last fifty years.

History Man

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Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691130140
Total Pages : 401 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Book Synopsis History Man by : Fred Inglis

Download or read book History Man written by Fred Inglis and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2009-07-06 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best known today for his philosophies of history and art, Collingwood was also a historian, archaeologist, sailor, artist, and musician. A figure of enormous energy and ambition, he took as his subject nothing less than the whole of human endeavor, and he lived in the same way, seeking to experience the complete range of human passion. In this vivid and swiftly paced narrative, Fred Inglis tells the dramatic story of a remarkable life, from Collingwood's happy Lakeland childhood to his successes at Oxford, his archaeological digs as a renowned authority on Roman Britain, his solo sailing adventures in the English Channel, his long struggle with illness, and his sometimes turbulent romantic life. --from publisher description.

History as a Science

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004424938
Total Pages : 535 pages
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Book Synopsis History as a Science by : Jan van der Dussen

Download or read book History as a Science written by Jan van der Dussen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-05-11 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In History as a Science Jan van der Dussen offers a comprehensive study of R.G. Collingwood as a philosopher of history, archaeologist and historian, and the discussions his views have aroused.

Human Nature and Human History

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Publisher : Ardent Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
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Book Synopsis Human Nature and Human History by : Robin George Collingwood

Download or read book Human Nature and Human History written by Robin George Collingwood and published by Ardent Media. This book was released on 1936 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Historical Imagination

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
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Book Synopsis The Historical Imagination by : Robin George Collingwood

Download or read book The Historical Imagination written by Robin George Collingwood and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Principles of Art

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Publisher : Ravenio Books
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Download or read book The Principles of Art written by R.G. Collingwood and published by Ravenio Books. This book was released on 2016-09-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I do not think of aesthetic theory as an attempt to investigate and expound eternal verities concerning the nature of an eternal object called Art, but as an attempt to reach, by thinking, the solution of certain problems arising out of the situation in which artists find themselves here and now. Everything written in this book has been written in the belief that it has a practical bearing, direct or indirect, upon the condition of art in England in 1937, and in the hope that artists primarily, and secondarily persons whose interest in art is lively and sympathetic, will find it of some use to them. Hardly any space is devoted to criticizing other people’s aesthetic doctrines; not because I have not studied them, nor because I have dismissed them as not worth considering, but because I have something of my own to say, and think the best service I can do to a reader is to say it as clearly as I can. Of the three parts into which it is divided, Book I is chiefly concerned to say things which any one tolerably acquainted with artistic work knows already; the purpose of this being to clear up our minds as to the distinction between art proper, which is what aesthetic is about, and certain other things which are different from it but are often called by the same name. Many false aesthetic theories are fairly accurate accounts of these other things, and much bad artistic practice comes from confusing them with art proper. These errors in theory and practice should disappear when the distinctions in question are properly apprehended. In this way a preliminary account of art is reached; but a second difficulty is now encountered. This preliminary account, according to the schools of philosophy now most fashionable in our own country, cannot be true; for it traverses certain doctrines taught in those schools and therefore, according to them, is not so much false as nonsensical. Book II is therefore devoted to a philosophical exposition of the terms used in this preliminary account of art, and an attempt to show that the conceptions they express are justified in spite of the current prejudice against them; are indeed logically implied even in the philosophies that repudiate them. The preliminary account of art has by now been converted into a philosophy of art. But a third question remains. Is this so-called philosophy of art a mere intellectual exercise, or has it practical consequences bearing on the way in which we ought to approach the practice of art (whether as artists or as audience) and hence, because a philosophy of art is a theory as to the place of art in life as a whole, the practice of life? As I have already indicated, the alternative I accept is the second one. In Book III, therefore, I have tried to point out some of these practical consequences by suggesting what kinds of obligation the acceptance of this aesthetic theory would impose upon artists and audiences, and in what kinds of way they could be met. This book is organized as follows: I. Introduction Book I. Art and Not Art II. Art and Craft III. Art and Representation IV. Art as Magic V. Art as Amusement VI. Art Proper: (1) As Expression VII. Art Proper: (2) As Imagination Book II. The Theory of Imagination VIII. Thinking and Feeling IX. Sensation and Imagination X. Imagination and Consciousness XI. Language Book III. The Theory of Art XII. Art as Language XIII. Art and Truth XIV. The Artist and the Community XV. Conclusion

Collingwood and the Metaphysics of Experience

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134553250
Total Pages : 192 pages
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Book Synopsis Collingwood and the Metaphysics of Experience by : Giuseppina D'Oro

Download or read book Collingwood and the Metaphysics of Experience written by Giuseppina D'Oro and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-08-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Giuseppina D'Oro explores Collingwood's work in epistemology and metaphysics, uncovering his importance beyond his better known work in philosophy of history and aesthetics. This major contribution to our understanding of one of the most important figures in history of philosophy will be essential reading for scholars of Collingwood and all students of metaphysics and the history of philosophy.

Essays in the Philosophy of History

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Publisher : White Press
ISBN 13 : 9781528704823
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Essays in the Philosophy of History written by R. G. Collingwood and published by White Press. This book was released on 2018-06-21 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published posthumously in 1965, this book contains various essays by R. G. Collingwood concerning history, philosophy, and their relationship. The essays mostly concern the idea of a 'philosophy of history', exploring its aims, limitations, and relevance. Highly recommended for students of philosophy and collectors of vintage literature of this ilk. Contents include: "Croce's Philosophy of History," "Are History and Science Different Kinds of Knowledge?," "The Nature and Aims of a Philosophy of History," "Oswald Spengler and the Theory of Historical Cycles," "The Limits of Historical Knowledge," "A Philosophy of History," "A Philosophy of Progress," etc. Robin George Collingwood, FBA (1889 - 1943) was an English historian, philosopher, and archaeologist most famous for his philosophical works including "The Principles of Art" (1938) and the posthumously-published "The Idea of History" (1946). This fascinating volume will appeal to those with an interest in Collingwood's seminal work, and is not to be missed by students of philosophy and art. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume today in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

An Essay on Metaphysics

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199241415
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (414 download)

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Download or read book An Essay on Metaphysics written by Robin George Collingwood and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-05-24 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With 'The nature of metaphysical study'; 'Function of metaphysics in civilizsation'; 'Notes for an Essay on logic.'"

Rethinking History

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134408285
Total Pages : 116 pages
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Book Synopsis Rethinking History by : Keith Jenkins

Download or read book Rethinking History written by Keith Jenkins and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-12-16 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History means many things to many people. But finding an answer to the question 'What is history?' is a task few feel equipped to answer. If you want to explore this tantalising subject, where do you start? What are the critical skills you need to begin to make sense of the past? The perfect introduction to this thought-provoking area, Jenkins' clear and concise prose guides readers through the controversies and debates that surround historical thinking at the present time, providing them with the means to make their own discoveries.

The Landscape of History

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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195171570
Total Pages : 212 pages
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Book Synopsis The Landscape of History by : John Lewis Gaddis

Download or read book The Landscape of History written by John Lewis Gaddis and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today. Gaddis points out that while the historical method is more sophisticated than most historians realize, it doesn't require unintelligible prose to explain. Like cartographers mapping landscapes, historians represent what they can never replicate. In doing so, they combine the techniques of artists, geologists, paleontologists, and evolutionary biologists. Their approaches parallel, in intriguing ways, the new sciences of chaos, complexity, and criticality. They don't much resemble what happens in the social sciences, where the pursuit of independent variables functioning with static systems seems increasingly divorced from the world as we know it. So who's really being scientific and who isn't? This question too is one Gaddis explores, in ways that are certain to spark interdisciplinary controversy. Written in the tradition of Marc Bloch and E.H. Carr, The Landscape of History is at once an engaging introduction to the historical method for beginners, a powerful reaffirmation of it for practitioners, a startling challenge to social scientists, and an effective skewering of post-modernist claims that we can't know anything at all about the past. It will be essential reading for anyone who reads, writes, teaches, or cares about history.

A Textbook of Historiography, 500 B.C. to A.D. 2000

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Publisher : Orient Blackswan
ISBN 13 : 9788125026570
Total Pages : 600 pages
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Download or read book A Textbook of Historiography, 500 B.C. to A.D. 2000 written by E. Sreedharan and published by Orient Blackswan. This book was released on 2004 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the development of historiography from the days of Herodotus to those of postmodernism. It covers the ancient, medieval and the modern aspects of the subject and offers easy comprehension, clear and precise guidance and immediate utility. The author provides a balanced view of competing ideas and leads the reader into the vast arena of the subject. Two thousand five hundred years of historiography, including Indian historiography and the poststructuralist critique of history, constitutes this clear, analytical work.

The New Leviathan; Or, Man, Society, Civilization and Barbarism

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ISBN 13 : 9781614275558
Total Pages : 398 pages
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Book Synopsis The New Leviathan; Or, Man, Society, Civilization and Barbarism by : R.G. Collingwood

Download or read book The New Leviathan; Or, Man, Society, Civilization and Barbarism written by R.G. Collingwood and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2014 Reprint of 1942 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943) was a British philosopher and practicing archaeologist best known for his work in aesthetics and the philosophy of history. "The New Leviathan," originally published in 1942, a few months before the author's death, is the book which R. G. Collingwood chose to write in preference to completing his life's work on the philosophy of history. It was a reaction to the Second World War and the threat which Nazism and Fascism constituted to civilization. The book draws upon many years of work in moral and political philosophy and attempts to establish the multiple and complex connections between the levels of consciousness, society, civilization, and barbarism. Collingwood argues that traditional social contract theory has failed to account for the continuing existence of the non-social community and its relation to the social community in the body politic. He is also critical of the tendency within ethics to confound right and duty.