Revisions and Reconstructions in the Thought of R.G. Collingwood

<p>Opening new ground in neglected aspects of R.G. Collingwood's</p><p>philosophy Peter Johnson presents essays on Collingwood as a</p><p>pre-historian economist Christian and commentator of Edward</p><p>Gibbon together with an investigation into the connection between</p><p>his later works.</p><p>The chapters shed light on Collingwood's distinctive account of</p><p>pre-history the relationship between his last great works The</p><p>Principles of History and The New Leviathan and his views on</p><p>money in comparison to those of J.M. Keynes. They also consider</p><p>his assessment of Edward Gibbon as a historian and his use of</p><p>biblical citation in relation to the work of Thomas Hobbes.</p><p>Johnson's insightful reflections and in-depth analysis of a range of</p><p>areas in Collingwood's thinking connects them through historical</p><p>and conceptual themes relevant to contemporary debates about</p><p>his philosophy.</p><p></p><p>Uniting important and unique perspectives for understanding the</p><p>scope and depth of Collingwood's philosophy Johnson's detailed</p><p>examination of previously underexplored topics will be welcomed</p><p>by students and scholars across the philosophy of history prehistory </p><p>economic theory intellectual history and philosophical</p><p>hermeneutics</p>