History man : the life of R. G. Collingwood / Fred Inglis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Inglis, Fred.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophers, Modern--Biography.

Philosophers, Modern.

Collingwood, R. G. (Robin George), 1889-1943.

Collingwood, R. G.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first biography of the last and greatest British idealist philosopher, R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943), a man who both thought and lived at full pitch. 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. In a manner unheard of today, Collingwood attempted to gather all aspects of human thought into a single theory of practical experience, and he wrote sweeping accounts of history, art, science, politics, metaphysics, and archaeology, as well as a highly regarded autobiography. Above all, he dedicated his life to arguing that history--not science--is the only source of moral and political wisdom and self-knowledge. Linking the intellectual and personal sides of Collingwood's life, and providing a rich history of his milieu, History Man also assesses Collingwood's influence on generations of scholars after his death and the renewed recognition of his importance and interest today.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

1. By Coniston Water

2. Brought Up by Hand: The Moral Point of English Public Schools

3. Oxford and the Admiralty: The Science of Human Affairs; God and the Devil

4. Against the Realists: Liberalism and the Italians

5. On Hadrian's Wall: "Question-and-Answer Logic"

6. The Idea of the Ideas: The New Science

7. "Fighting in the Daylight": Metaphysics against Fascism

8. The Valley of the Shadows: Java, Oxford, Greece

9. The Passionate Man's Pilgrimage: On Barbarism and Civilisation

10. The Time of the Preacher: Collingwood's Resurrection

Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613134684

9781400830510

1400830516

9781283134682

1283134683

OCLC:

730151775