History Man

The Life of R. G. Collingwood
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-691-15005-5
Verlag: Princeton University Press

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 679 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Inglis, Fred

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Geschichtsphilosophie, Philosophie der Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Westliche Philosophie: 20./21. Jahrhundert
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Wissenschaften: Theorie, Epistemologie, Methodik
• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunst, allgemein Kunsttheorie, Kunstphilosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface ix
Chapter 1: By Coniston Water 1
Chapter 2: Brought Up by Hand: The Moral Point of English Public Schools 34
Chapter 3: Oxford and the Admiralty: The Science of Human Affairs; God and the Devil 63
Chapter 4: Against the Realists: Liberalism and the Italians 101
Chapter 5: On Hadrian's Wall: "Question-and-Answer logic" 139
Illustrations, following page 166
Chapter 6: The Idea of the Ideas: The New Science 180
Chapter 7: "Fighting in the Daylight": Metaphysics against Fascism 210
Chapter 8: The Valley of the Shadows: Java, Oxford, Greece 247
Chapter 9: The Passionate Man's Pilgrimage: On Barbarism and Civilisation 288
Chapter 10: The Time of the Preacher: Collingwood's Resurrection 314
Abbreviations 349
Notes 351
Index 377

Über Autor(innen)

Inglis, Fred
Fred Inglis is the author of more than twenty books, including "People's Witness: The Journalist in Modern Politics" and "The Cruel Peace: Everyday Life and the Cold War" (Basic). He is professor emeritus of cultural studies at the University of Sheffield.