pp xviii388 1996 hardback ISBN 0-7083-1308-6
'. . . a comprehensive and sympathetic critical assessment of Collingwood’s thought in its historical setting'. (British Journal for the History & Philosophy)' . . . this is a stimulating collection which makes a distinctive contribution to the re-evaluation of Collingwood's thought.' (Political Studies)
Since his death in 1943 R. G. Collingwood's reputation as one of the twentieth century's leading minds has gradually been growing. He has made an immense impact in the areas of philosophy of history and aesthetic, and his work in metaphysics has been closely related to that of Thomas Kuhn. More recently his work on political philosophy has come to the forefront.
He is the only English-speaking philosopher to have provided a grand theory of politics in the first half of the twentieth century, and the attempted to revive the social contract tradition in political philosophy twenty-five years before Rawls. In addition to his acknowledge philosophical acumen Collingwood was the world's leading expert on Roman inscriptions in Britain. Modern archaeologists still find considerable value in his work, especially in his attempts to apply his philosophy of history to archaeological problems.
This volume brings together leading academics from a variety of disciplines to discuss, and sometimes take issue with, Collingwood's contributions to philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of history, political philosophy and archaeological theory. Collingwood's debt to Italian philosophy receives systematic consideration and the sources of his inspiration are meticulously identified.
Contents: The Life, Times and Legacy of R. G. Collingwood David Boucher Reader in Politics at the University of Wales, Swansea; Collingwood and the Idea of Philosophy Tariq Modood Senior Research Fellow in the Policy Studies Institute, London and an Honourary Fellow of University of Wales Swansea; Aesthetics and Philosophical Method T. J. Diffey Reader in Philosophy and has been Dean of the School of Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex; Faith and Reason in the Philosophy of Religion The Late Donald M. MacKinnon was a Fellow of Keble College while R. G. Collingwood was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysics at Oxford; Art Thou the Man: Croce, Gentile or de Ruggiero? James Connelly Principal Lecturer at the Southampton Institute of Higher Education; Croce and Gentile in Collingwood's New Leviathan H. S. Harris Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy at York University, Canada; Vico, Collingwood and the Character of Historical Philosophy B. A. Haddock Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Politics at the University of Wales, Swansea; Croce, Gentile and Collingwood on the Relation between History and Philosophy Rik Peters teacher of Economics and Music in Holland; Collingwood's Theory of Historical Knowledge Leon Pompa Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham; Metaphysics and History in Collingwood's Thought Adrian Oldfield Senior lecturer in politics at the University of Salford; Collingwood's Claim that Metaphysics is Historical Discipline Rex Martin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Kansas, and Professor of Political Theory and Government at the University of Wales, Swansea; Collingwood on the Ideas of Progress and Civilization Jan van de Dussen Professor of History and Philosophy at the Open University, The Netherlands; The Place of Education in Civilization David Boucher Reader in Politics at the University of Wales, Swansea; Civilization and the Open Society: Collingwood and Popper A. J. M. Milne Emeritus Professor of Political Theory and Institutions at the University of Durham; A Baconian Revolution: Collingwood and Romano British Studies Margot Browning post-doctoral Harper Instructor in Humanities and Associate of the History Department at the University of Chicago and currently a co-chair of the Fishbein Seminar on the History of the Human Sciences at the University of Chicago; Of Mice and Men: Collingwood and the Development of Archaeological Thought Ian Hodder Reader in Prehistory and a Fellow of Darwin College, Cambridge University.