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Book SynopsisSince its appearance in 1981, History as a Science by Jan van der Dussen has been welcomed as a coherent and comprehensive study of the many aspects of Collingwood’s philosophy of history, including its development and reception. The book was the first to pay attention to Collingwood’s unpublished manuscripts, and to his work as an archaeologist and historian, herewith opening up a new angle in Collingwood studies. The republication of this volume meets an increasing demand to make the book available for future Collingwood scholars, and people interested in Collingwood’s philosophy. The present edition of History as a Science includes updated references to the published manuscripts and an added preface.
Trade Review"It is no longer true to say that history as a science has been neglected, and this is due largely to Dussen. History as a Science is a mighty work [...].", Christopher Fear Old Problems Re-opened. R. G. Collingwood and the History of Ideas, p. 66. "Dussen puts his case powerfully, and what he shows rather brilliantly is that what Collingwood says about history fits with what he says about mind; and that critics cannot complete their attacks on Collingwood’s philosophy of history without taking that philosophy of mind into account." Christopher Fear Old Problems Re-opened. R. G. Collingwood and the History of Ideas, p. 129.
Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements (1980) Abbreviations 1 Introduction 1.1 Collingwood’s Reception 1.2 Collingwood’s Development 1.3 Design of the Book 2 The Development of Collingwood’s Thought on History 2.1 From Religion and Philosophy to Speculum Mentis 2.2 Collingwood and Realism 2.3 History: From Realism to Idealism 2.4 History and Science 2.5 History as Process 3 The Idea of History and Its Discussion 3.1 The Philosophy of History in Collingwood’s Later Years 3.2 The Idea of History 3.3 The Discussion of The Idea of History 4 Collingwood’s Unpublished Manuscripts 4.1 Introduction 4.2 History and Realism: the Writings before 1926 4.3 ‘Preliminary Discussion’ (1927) 4.4 Lectures on the Philosophy of History (1926) 4.5 Outlines of a Philosophy of History (1928) 4.6 Collingwood’s Development 4.7 Lectures on the Philosophy of History: 1929–1932 4.8 ‘Reality as History’ (1935) 4.9 Notes on the History of Historiography and Philosophy of History (1936) 4.10 Notes on Historiography (1938–1939) 4.11 Folklore (1936–1937) 4.12 Metaphysics and Cosmology (1933–1934) 5 Collingwood as an Archaeologist and Historian 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Archaeology 5.3 Hadrian’s Wall 5.4 History of Roman Britain 6 The Historical Object 6.1 Action 6.2 Collingwood’s Philosophy of Mind 6.3 Historical Process 7 Historical Method 7.1 History as a Science 7.2 Evidence 7.3 Question and Answer 7.4 Intuition 8 Some Controversial Issues 8.1 Past and Present 8.2 History as the Re-enactment of Past Thought 8.3 Corporate Mind 8.4 ‘Unconscious’ Action 8.5 Causality and Objective Conditions 8.6 General Knowledge 8.7 Explanation and Understanding 8.8 Historical Objectivity 9 History and Other Sciences 9.1 History and Natural Science 9.2 History and the Social Sciences 10 History and Practice 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Psychology 10.3 The Use of History Appendix 1: Lectures Given by R.G. Collingwood Appendix 2: Reports by R.G. Collingwood to the Faculty of Literae Humaniores Appendix 3: Letters from R.G. Collingwood Bibliography 1: List of Manuscripts of R.G. Collingwood Bibliography 2: Works by R.G. Collingwood Bibliography 3: Reviews of Works by R.G. Collingwood Bibliography 4: Works by Others
