An Essay on Metaphysics - Softcover

Collingwood, R. G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1473302633 ISBN 13: 9781473302631

Publisher: Read Books, 2013

Synopsis

This early work by Robin G. Collingwood was originally published in 1940 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'An Essay on Metaphysics' is an academic inquiry in the field of philosophy. 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).

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Review

This skilfully-edited and handsomely-produced book... Nearly sixty years after its first publication An Essay on Metaphysics retains its philosophical value. (James Connelly, British Journal for the History of Philosophy)

About the Author

R. G. Collingwood was Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy in the University of Oxford from 1935 to 1941.

Edition details

• Publisher: Read Books
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1473302633
• ISBN 13: 9781473302631
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362