The Foundations of History
Collingwood's Analysis of Historical Explanation
2nd Edition
Published on 24. January 2017
170 pages
978-1-84540-873-2 (ISBN)
Description
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 recent and current philosophy. Although the author argues that Collingwood's conception of the subject matter of history may require some revision, he is generally sympathetic to the aims and methods of Collingwood's project. Indeed, the author hopes to demonstrate that these aims and methods are still of great value.
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2nd ed.
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English
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Luton, Bedfordshire
United Kingdom
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1,21 MB
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978-1-84540-873-2 (9781845408732)
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Front Matter
- Title Page
- Publisher Information
- Dedication
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- The Foundations of History
- Introduction
- The Structure of this Book
- Part One
- Collingwood's Writings
- Collingwood's Work as an Archaeologist and Historian
- The Overall Structure of Collingwood's Philosophical Project
- The Background to An Essay on Philosophical Method and An Essay on Metaphysics
- The Critique of Oxford Realism
- The Critique of Logical Positivism
- An Essay on Philosophical Method
- The Methods and Subject of Philosophy
- The Scale of Forms
- An Essay on Metaphysics
- Collingwood's Allies
- The Ontological Argument
- Collingwood's Ontological Argument
- Ryle's Response
- Saint Anselm's Ontological Argument
- The Ryle-Collingwood Correspondence
- Metaphysics without Ontology
- Intuition
- Coda
- Part Two
- History
- Scissors-and-Paste History
- Critical History
- The Common-sense Theory of History
- Precursors of Scientific History
- Scientific History
- Objections
- (i) Social and Economic History
- (ii) Group Behaviour
- (iii) Unwritten Evidence
- (iv) Human Chauvinism
- (v) Irrationality
- The Inside-Outside Distinction
- Privileged Access
- Re-Enactment
- Patrick Gardiner and Karl Popper
- Misleading Comparisons
- (i) Simulation Theory
- (ii) The Principle of Charity
- Causation
- Sense I
- Sense II
- Sense III
- Causal Explanation
- Counterfactual Explanation
- Rational Explanation
- Collingwood and Davidson on Action Explanation
- A Reply to Davidson
- The Radical Conversion Hypothesis
- The Fallacy of False Disjunction
- Critical and Speculative Philosophies of History
- Historicism
- Historical Methodology
- Skepticism about the Past
- Knowledge of the Past
- Data and Interpretation
- The Philosophy of History and the Philosophy of Action
- Conclusion
- Back Matter
- Bibliography
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