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Collingwood's The Idea of History: A Reader's Guide

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Collingwood's The Idea of History: A Reader's Guide
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dr Peter Johnson
SeriesReader's Guides
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
ISBN/Barcode 9781441151230
ClassificationsDewey:901
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic USA
Publication Date 22 November 2012
Publication Country United States

Description

The Idea of History is the best known work of the Oxford philosopher and historian RG Collingwood. Published posthumously in 1946 it is, in effect, two books: a historiography and a philosophy of history. Students look to Collingwood for a history of thinking about history, and to discover his ideas about the nature of historical understanding. It is an indispensable text for historians and philosophers yet it is also highly challenging and many of Collingwood's innovations have been seriously misunderstood. The primary focus of this book is on Collingwood's actual arguments, especially the most radical of these, with the aim of elucidating their construction and appraising them in the clearest possible way. This guide is the ideal companion to Collingwood's classic text both for students coming to it for the first time and for those wishing to consider its arguments afresh. It offers clear and concise accounts of the book's composition; the intellectual context of Collingwood's ideas; its central arguments concerning the nature of history; and its reception and influence.

Author Biography

Peter Johnson is Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, UK. His publications include R G Collingwood: An Introduction (1998) and he is currently writing the Reader's Guide to Collingwood's The Idea of History for Continuum.