Collingwood s philosophy of mind and action is thus to be found in his philosophy of history, primarily in the idea of history 1946. The first is an historical account of how the modern idea of history has developed from herodotus to the twentieth century. Published posthumously in 1946 it is, in effect, two books. Books by collingwood, harry sorted by popularity project gutenberg books by collingwood, harry sorted by popularity. The author attempts to get at what exactly it means when refers to. Publication date 1946 topics rmsc collection digitallibraryindia.
The idea of history is the bestknown book of the great oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist r. Collingwood, english historian and philosopher whose work provided a major 20thcentury attempt to reconcile philosophy and history. All history is the history of thought is collingwoods main premise in the idea of history. Collingwood, author of the idea of history, on librarything. Collingwood s philosophy of mind and action is thus to be found in his philosophy of history, primarily in the idea of history 1946 and the principles of history 1999 both of which were posthumously published. Robin george collingwood stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. Other articles where the idea of history is discussed. Buy the idea of history book online at best prices in india on. However, there have been sharp disagreements about the acceptability of this idea, and even its meaning. Collingwood has 43 books on goodreads with 4886 ratings. It was originally published posthumously in 1946, having been mainly reconstructed from collingwood s manuscripts, many of which are now lost. The claim that history is the study of mind is prima facie counterintuitive because many of us tend to think of history as a descriptive science of the past rather than as a normative science of thought.
The idea of history work by collingwood britannica. It was originally published posthumously in 1946, having been mainly reconstructed from collingwoods manuscripts, many of which are now lost. The book begins at the point where collingwood believes the writing of history began. The collingwood football club was born on the cusp of one of the worlds worst depressions in february 1892. Collingwoods manuscripts, many of which were subsequently destroyed. The author attempts to get at what exactly it means when refers to studying history and what the heck history is in the first place. The benefit you get by reading this book is actually information inside this reserve. History is for human selfknowledgethe only clue to what man can do is what man has done. Four of his books are available in paperback from oxford university press. Collingwood played its first game in the victorian football association, the premier football competition at the time, against carlton football club on 7 may 1892.
His last book, the idea of history 1946, proposed history as a discipline in which one relives the past in ones own mind. The principles of art, the idea of history, the idea of nature, and an autobiography. To collingwood, history is not contained in books and documents, it lives only as a present interest and pursuit, in the mind of the historian when he criticizes and interprets those. The value of history, then, is that it teaches us what man has done and thus what man is. Collingwoods philosophy of mind and action is thus to be found in his philosophy of history, primarily in the idea of history 1946.
Along with the principles of art 1938, collingwood s the idea of history was his bestknown work, originally collated from numerous sources following his death by a student of his, t. Collingwood considers how the modern idea of history has grown up from the time of herodotus to the present day. Collingwood s philosophy of history is the idea that historical understanding requires a reenactment of past experience. Collingwood s the idea of history is arguably one of the most important books in the 20th century on history and the study of. Offered is a well used example of the idea of history by r. Collingwoods the idea of history is arguably one of the most important books in the 20th century on history and the study of. Collingwood s the idea of history would be more correctly classified as a work of philosophy than a work of history, as the primary goal of the work is to present collingwood s philosophical conception of the nature of history. Only by immersing oneself in the mental actions behind events, by rethinking the past within the context of ones own experience, can the historian discover. T m knox based on lectures written in 1936 on the philosophy of history. The book came to be a major inspiration for philosophy of history in the englishspeaking world. Project gutenberg offers 61,504 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone. All history is the history of thought is collingwood s main premise in the idea of history. Robin george collingwood, fba 1889 1943 was an english historian, philosopher, and archaeologist most famous his philosophical works. According to collingwood, the science which is dedicated to the study of mind is history.
The idea of history is the bestknown work of the great oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist r. Collingwood as he is more usually known, was waynefleet professor of metaphysical philosophy at oxford university from 1935 to 1941. The idea of history, first published in 1946, was this contribution. Published posthumously in 1946, it 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. Collingwood argues eloquently that to understand past events we must understand the ideas, thoughts and motives behind them. Collingwoods most popular book is the idea of history. This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. Of the two projected books the second began to take shape in the spring of 1939 when, during a short stay in java, collingwood started to write the principles of history. In terms of methodology, collingwood s book can be divided into two main sections.
Students look to collingwood for a history of thinking about history, and to discover his ideas about the nature of historical understanding. Collingwood idea of history robin george collingwood, or r. Collingwood was wayflete professor of metaphysical philosophy in the university of oxford from 1935 to 1941. Deeply influenced by his father, a painter and archaeologist who was a friend and biographer of john ruskin, collingwood was educated at home until he was. But though he meant eventually to make it a companion volume to the idea of nature, he was unfortunately unable to work on it any further. In 1940 he revised part of the 1936 manuscript, especially the section on greece and rome, and rechristened it the idea of history. Collingwood this the idea of history book is not really ordinary book, you have it then the world is in your hands. He is best known for his philosophical works, including the principles of art 1938 and the posthumously published the idea of history 1946. Collingwood, who was both a professor of philosophy at oxford and a practicing historian, was engaged in what he intended as a major contribution to the philosophy of history.
Collingwood was born 22 february 1889 in cartmel, grangeoversands, in. 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. Buy the idea of history book online at low prices in india. The idea of history is the best known work of the oxford philosopher and historian rg collingwood. The idea of history was originally published posthumously in 1946, having been reconstructed from the late r. History of the collingwood football club wikipedia.
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