R.G. Collingwood, philosophy of history
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It is the ambition of natural science to provide complete explanations of reality. Collingwood argues that science can only explain events, not actions. The latter are the distinctive subject matter of history and can be described as... more
Die Stoßrichtung von Gadamers Antwort auf den Historismus bleibt in der Forschung ein umstrittenes Thema: Während seine philosophische Hermeneutik einerseits beschuldigt wird, lediglich die Aporien des Historismus zu radikalisieren, sehen... more
This long paper makes the following claims on Collingwood's theoretical and methodological approach to the study of human societies: 1. All social scientific research has both a historical and a non-historical component, which we may... more
Along with utilitarianism, British idealism was the most important philosophical and practical movement in Britain and its Empire during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Even though the British idealists have regained... more
The Erklären/Verstehen (explanation/understanding) distinction is often discussed in the context of the defence of the autonomy of the human sciences in the tradition of neo-Kantian philosophy but it is rarely connected to the defence of... more
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This book provides an exposition and critical examination of Collingwood's philosophy of history, in which Collingwood's views are read in the light of his metaphilosophy. Collingwood's philosophy of history is also located in relation to... more
"Pergunta e Resposta" é a tradução do capítulo V intitulado “Question and Answer” da obra de Robin George Collingwood (1889-1943) intitulada An Autobiography (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1939, pp. 29-43). Este capítulo é de suma... more
R G Collingwood is an important twentieth century historian, archaeologist and philosopher whose works are the subject of continued interest, analysis and study. There is an unquestionable need to support this research activity with the... more
Research has shown that students are not always adequately prepared to think critically in courses related to social studies. Students of history end up reading the works of popular historians rather than assessing arguments and concepts... more