The Idea of History - Hardcover

Collingwood, R. G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198239572 ISBN 13: 9780198239574

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1993

Synopsis

The Idea of History is the best-known book 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. 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.

About this title

About the Author

The late R.G. Collingwood was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford University.

Jan van der Dussen is Professor of History and Philosophy at the Open University of the Netherlands.

Review

"Thanks for keeping a paperbound edition of this classic in print."--David Hodges, Grambling State University

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198239572
• ISBN 13: 9780198239574
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 564
• Editor: Dussen Jan Van Der