The Idea of History,9780192853066

The Idea of History

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780192853066
ISBN10: 0192853066
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-09-22
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

This, the best-known work of the great Oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist examines how the idea of history has evolved from the time of Herodotus to the 20th century. Prepared from newly-available manuscripts, this edition offers Collingwood's most important lectures on the philosopy of history.

Author Biography


The late R.G. Collingwood was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford University.
Jan van der Dussen is Professor of History and Philosophy at the Open University of the Netherlands.

Table of Contents

Editor's Introduction ix
Select Bibliography on Collingwood's Philosophy xlix
The Idea of History
1(496)
Preliminary Discussion The Idea of a Philosophy of Something, and, in particular, a Philosophy of History (1927)
335(24)
Lectures on the Philosophy of History (1926)
359(67)
Outlines of a Philosophy of History (1928)
426(71)
Index 497

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