R.G. Collingwood: An Autobiography - Softcover

Collingwood, R.G.; Stephen Toulmin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192812475 ISBN 13: 9780192812476

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1978

Synopsis

This early work by Robin G. Collingwood was originally published in 1939 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'An Autobiography' is the story of Collingwood's personal and academic life. Robin George Collingwood was born on 22nd February 1889, in Cartmel, England. He was the son of author, artist, and academic, W. G. Collingwood. He was greatly influenced by the Italian Idealists Croce, Gentile, and Guido de Ruggiero. Another important influence was his father, a professor of fine art and a student of Ruskin. He published many works of philosophy, such as Speculum Mentis (1924), An Essay on Philosophic Method (1933), and An Essay on Metaphysics (1940).

About this title

About the Author

The late R.G. Collingwood was Wayn flete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy at Oxford University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192812475
• ISBN 13: 9780192812476
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192