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This early work by Robin G. Collingwood was originally published in 1940 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'An Essay on Metaphysics' is an academic inquiry in the field of philosophy. Robin George Collingwood was born on 22nd February 1889, in Cartmel, England. He was the son of author, artist, and academic, W. G. Collingwood. He was greatly influenced by the Italian Idealists Croce, Gentile, and Guido de Ruggiero. Another important influence was his father, a professor of fine art and a student of Ruskin. He published many works of philosophy, such as Speculum Mentis (1924), An Essay on Philosophic Method (1933), and An Essay on Metaphysics (1940).
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R. G. Collingwood was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at the University of Oxford from 1935 to 1941.
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Review from previous edition: "skilfully-edited and handsomely-produced... Nearly sixty years after its first publication An Essay on Metaphysics retains its philosophical value."
--James Connelly, British Journal for the History of Philosophy 15/08/2000
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Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 1940
ISBN 10: 0198241216
ISBN 13: 9780198241218
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