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History as a Science

The Philosophy of R.G. Collingwood

Authors:

  1. Jan Dussen

    1. Heerlen, Netherlands

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  • First book to put extensive attention to Collingwood's unpublished manuscripts, available since 1978, and his work as an archaeologist and historian
  • Comprehensive overview of the philosophy of history of the English philosopher, archaeologist, and historian R.G. Collingwood (1889-1943), generally recognized as the main thinker on history of the last century
  • Updated and fully revised of the widely praised 1981 edition published as volume 3 in the Martinus Nijhoff Philosophy library

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    • Jan van der Dussen
    Pages 1-9

  4. The Idea of History and Its Discussion

    • Jan van der Dussen
    Pages 55-119

  5. Collingwood’s Unpublished Manuscripts

    • Jan van der Dussen
    Pages 121-187

  6. Collingwood as an Archaeologist and Historian

    • Jan van der Dussen
    Pages 189-239

  7. The Historical Object

    • Jan van der Dussen
    Pages 241-262

  8. Historical Method

    • Jan van der Dussen
    Pages 263-288

  9. Some Controversial Issues

    • Jan van der Dussen
    Pages 289-330

  10. History and Other Sciences

    • Jan van der Dussen
    Pages 331-339

  11. History and Practice

    • Jan van der Dussen
    Pages 341-352

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 353-403
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About this book

Since its appearance in 1981 History as a Science has been welcomed as a coherent and comprehensive review and analysis of the many aspects of Collingwood’s philosophy of history, the development of his views, and their reception. The book was the first to pay extensive attention to Collingwood’s unpublished manuscripts, and to his work as an archaeologist and historian. With the publication of this volume Jan van der Dussen, opened up a new angle in Collingwood studies. The republication of this volume meets an increasing demand to make the book available for future Collingwood scholars, and people interested in Collingwood’s philosophy. Apart from verbal changes to improve readability and a new pagination, the manuscript is the same as the original. 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Heerlen, Netherlands

    Jan Dussen

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About the author

Jan van der Dussen did a master’s in both history and philosophy (1966, 1970) at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands), and a PhD in philosophy at the same university in 1980. In 1969-1970 he studied at York University (Toronto) on a scholarship of the Canada Council. In 1983 he was a visiting scholar at the University of Chicago on a Fulbright grant. In 1984 he received the Prins Bernhard Fonds Prijs (‘Prize of the Prince Bernhard Foundation’) by the Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (‘Holland Society of Science’) for his scholarly work. In 1985-1986 he was a fellow at the Netherlands Institute of Advanced Studies at Wassenaar, and has held professorships at the University of Nijmegen, and the Open University of the Netherlands at Heerlen.
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