History As Re-Enactment - R. G. Collingwood''s Idea of History

Zusatztext It is something of an event then! to have his new work! the culmination of a lifetime of thought! appear in his retirement. As one would expect! it is a deeply considered book! lucidly written! and scrupulously fair to all parties. ... a sound and serious philosophical commentary! and anyone interested in either Collingwood or the philosophy of history should consider joining the dialogue and will learn much in the process. Informationen zum Autor W. H. Dray is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Ottawa; he has held visiting appointments at Toronto, Harvard, Stanford, and Duke Universities, among others. Zusammenfassung A central motif of R.G. Collingwood's philosophy of history is the idea that historical understanding requires a re-enactment of past experience. This text analyzes that idea; explores the limits of its applicability; and clarifies the relationship between it and other key Collingwoodian ideas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: History and Philosophy 2: Re-enactment and Understanding 3: Re-enactment and Laws 4: Intellect, Rationality, Feeling 5: The Physical and the Social 6: The Historical Imagination 7: The Ideality of History 8: The Perspectivity of History Epilogue Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: W. H. Dray, William H. Dray, William H. (Professor Emeritus of Philosophy Dray
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.1999
• EAN: 9780198238812
• ISBN: 978-0-19-823881-2
• No. of pages: 360
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); History: theory & methods, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, HISTORY / Study & Teaching, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, History: theory and methods