Collingwood and the Crisis of Western Civilisation

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This book argues that R.G. Collingwood's philosophy is best understood as a diagnosis of and response to a crisis of Western civilisation. The various and complementary aspects of the crisis of civilisation are explored and Collingwood is demonstrated to be working in the traditions of Romanticism and 'historicism'. On these subjects, the theories of Collingwood and Ortega y Gasset are contrasted with those of Nietzsche and Weber.
Source: Network

Credit: David Lorimer

"R.G. Collingwood was a significant Oxford philosopher of history, whose work has been enjoying a recent revival. Although primarily written for scholars, the general reader can benefit from this book with its wide frame of reference."

Source: History of Political Thought

Credit: Ian Tregenza

"While there is a tendency to want to minimize the tensions in Collingwood's thought, Murphy is nevertheless able to draw together many of the seemingly disparate elements in Collingwood's thought, as well as establish illuminating connections between Collingwood and some of his half forgotten contemporaries. In these respects the book stands alongside some of the best recent Collingwood scholarship."

Source: Political Studies Review

Credit: James G. Mellon

"Proceeds by means of an intensive examination of Collingwood's writings."
Hardcover
- Publication Date: 01 February 2008
- ISBN-13: 9781845401061
- Extent: Main content page count : 300
- Code: 1845401069
- Dimensions: 15.6 x 23.4 x 2.5 cm
- Weight: 1000 grams
- List Price: £30.00
- ONIX Version 2.1, Version 3

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Title: Collingwood and the Crisis of Western Civilisation
Subtitle: Art, Metaphysics and Dialectic
Author: Richard Murphy
Collection: British Idealist Studies, Series 2: Collingwood
Language: English
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Imprint: Imprint Academic

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