Collingwood's The Idea of History

A Reader's Guide

Dr Peter Johnson (University of Southampton, UK)

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Continuum Publishing Corporation
01 December 2012

History: theory & methods

Series: Reader's Guides

The Idea of History is the best known work of the Oxford philosopher and historian RG Collingwood. Published posthumously in 1946 it is, in effect, two books: a historiography and a philosophy of history. Students look to Collingwood for a history of thinking about history, and to discover his ideas about the nature of historical understanding. It is an indispensable text for historians and philosophers yet it is also highly challenging and many of Collingwood's innovations have been seriously misunderstood. The primary focus of this book is on Collingwood's actual arguments, especially the most radical of these, with the aim of elucidating their construction and appraising them in the clearest possible way. This guide is the ideal companion to Collingwood's classic text both for students coming to it for the first time and for those wishing to consider its arguments afresh. It offers clear and concise accounts of the book's composition; the intellectual context of Collingwood's ideas; its central arguments concerning the nature of history; and its reception and influence.

By: Dr Peter Johnson (University of Southampton UK)
Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 381g
ISBN: 9781441141774
ISBN 10: 1441141774
Series: Reader's Guides
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 01 December 2012
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction \ A Note about Reading \ 1. Background to the Text \ 2. Collingwood's Great Discovery: The Autonomy of History \ 3. Arguing with Collingwood (I) \ 4. Arguing with Collingwood (II) \ Reception and Reaction \ Index

Peter Johnson is Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, UK. His publications include R G Collingwood: An Introduction (1998) and he is currently writing the Reader's Guide to Collingwood's The Idea of History for Continuum.