History Man: The Life of R. G. Collingwood
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (880 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691130140 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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More than a biography I knew this book was more than just a biography when I said to myself, half-way through or so, I must read this book again. I usually don't want to re-read biographies regardless of how good they are. So what is this book and why do I want to read it again? First, it is a biography of R.G. Collingwood, one of the most interesting British philos. David C. Lukens said Five Stars. I am an old admirer of Collingwood, and find this book illuminating.
In a manner unheard of today, Collingwood attempted to gather all aspects of human thought into a single theory of practical experience, and he wrote sweeping accounts of history, art, science, politics, metaphysics, and archaeology, as well as a highly regarded autobiography. A figure of enormous energy and ambition, he took as his subject nothing less than the whole of human endeavor, and he lived in the same way, seeking to experience the complete range of human passion. G. This is the first biography of the last and greatest British idealist philosopher, R. In this vivid and swiftly paced narrative, Fred Inglis tells the dramatic story of a remarkable life, from Collingwood's happy Lakeland childhood to his successes at Oxford, his archaeological digs as a renowned authority on Roman Britain, his solo sailing adventures in the English Channel, his long struggle with illness, and his sometimes turbulent romantic life. Above all, he dedicated his life to arguing that history--not science--is the only source of moral and political wisdom and self-knowledge. Best known today for his philosophies of history and art, Collingwood was also
Inglis's great achievement in this book is to apply the question-and-answer method to Collingwood's biography, the 'interpreted life' being no more susceptible to instant appraisal than the interpreted text."--Jonathan Derbyshire, Literary Review"It is a strange fact that until the recent appearance of History Man: The Life of R. G. By placing Collingwood in his context, Fred Inglis does much to rectify the slightly paranoid portrait of Collingwood's autobiography. The story is enriched with an often riveting account of Collingwood's psychological difficulties and of his final challenge to posterity in his affair with Kathleen Edwardes and decision to become a father again as death beckoned."--Michael Bentley, Times Literary Supplement"A warm-hearted, affectionate biography of an irascible but brilliant philosopher and historian. Even if Collingwood was not the jovial, beer-drinking common man that Inglis would ha