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

The idea of history by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
110 editions published between 1945 and 2009 in 10 languages and held by 2,290 libraries worldwide
Based on lectures written in 1936 on the philosophy of history.

The principles of art by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
69 editions published between 1938 and 2007 in 6 languages and held by 1,867 libraries worldwide

Roman Britain and the English settlements by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
52 editions published between 1936 and 1975 in English and held by 1,844 libraries worldwide

The idea of nature by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
61 editions published between 1944 and 2006 in 6 languages and held by 1,448 libraries worldwide
The Idea of Nature propounds Collingwood's theory of philosophical method applied to the problem of the philosophy of nature. The book is divided into four major sections: Introduction, Greek Cosmology, the Renaissance View of Nature, and the Modern View of Nature. Perhaps more than any of his other books, this one illustrates the breadth of Collingwood's learning and the many-sidedness of his philosophical gifts.

Essays in the philosophy of history by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
18 editions published between 1965 and 2001 in 3 languages and held by 1,247 libraries worldwide

An essay on metaphysics by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
41 editions published between 1940 and 2007 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,189 libraries worldwide
"An Essay on Metaphysics is one of the finest works of the great Oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943). First published in 1940, it is a broad-ranging work in which Collingwood considers the nature of philosophy, especially of metaphysics. He puts forward his well-known doctrine of absolute presuppositions, expounds a logic of question and answer, and gives an original and influential account of causation. The book has been widely read and much discussed ever since." "In this new edition the complete original text is accompanied by three previously unpublished essays by Collingwood which will be essential reading for any serious student of his thought."--BOOK JACKET.

An essay on philosophical method by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
38 editions published between 1933 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,173 libraries worldwide
"An Essay on Philosophical Method contains the most sustained discussion in the twentieth century of the subject matter and method of philosophy and an unparalleled explanation of why philosophy has a distinctive domain of enquiry that differs from that of the sciences of nature. This new edition of the Essay focuses on Collingwood's contribution to metaphilosophy and locates his argument for the autonomy of philosophy against the twentieth century trend to naturalize its subject matter. Collingwood argues that the distinctions which philosophers make, for example, between the concepts of duty and utility in moral philosophy, or between the concepts of mind and body in the philosophy of mind, are not empirical taxonomies that cut nature at the joints but semantic distinctions to which there may correspond no empirical classes. This identification of philosophical distinctions with semantic distinctions provides the basis for an argument against the naturalization of the subject matter of philosophy for it entails that not all concepts are empirical concepts and not all classifications are empirical classifications. Collingwood's explanation of why philosophy has a distinctive subject matter thus constitutes a clear challenge to the project of radical empiricism." -- Book cover.

The principles of history and other writings in philosophy of history by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
17 editions published between 1999 and 2002 in English and held by 1,112 libraries worldwide
The original text of this uncompleted work has only recently been discovered and is accompanied here by Collingwood's shorter writings on historical knowledge and inquiry. Besides containing entirely new ideas, these incredible writings discuss many of the issues which Collingwood famously raised in The Idea of History and in his Autobiography. This book also includes a lengthy editorial introduction that puts Collingwood's writings in their context and discusses the philosophical questions they initiate. --from publisher description

An autobiography by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
70 editions published between 1930 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 975 libraries worldwide

The new Leviathan; or, Man, society, civilization and barbarism by R. G Collingwood ( Book )
30 editions published between 1942 and 2001 in English and French and held by 972 libraries worldwide
The New Leviathan, originally published in 1942, a few months before the author's death, is the book which R. G. Collingwood chose to write in preference to completing his life's work on the philosophy of history. It was occasioned by the Second World War and the threat which Nazism and Fascism constituted to civilization. The book draws upon many years of work in moral and political philosophy and attempts to establish the multiple and complex connections between the levels of consciousness, society, civilization, and barbarism. Collingwood argues that traditional social contract theory has failed to account for the continuing existence of the non-social community and its relation to the social community in the body politic. He is also critical of the tendency within ethics to confound right and duty. The publication of additional manuscript material in this revised edition demonstrates in more detail how Collingwood was determined to show that right and duty occupy different levels of rational practical consciousness. The additional material also contains Collingwood's unequivocal rejection of relativism. David Boucher's introduction shows that The New Leviathan and The Idea of History are integrally related and that neither can be properly understood independently of the other. He is also concerned to show how many of Collingwood's ideas have a contemporary relevance, and that his ideas on barbarism are not so unusual as they might at first appear.