Publisher's Synopsis
"The Idea of History" was originally published posthumously in 1946, having been reconstructed from the late R.G. Collingwood's manuscripts, many of which were subsequently destroyed. In this revised edition, Collingwood's lectures on the philosophy of history are published; the texts have been prepared by Jan van der Dussen from manuscripts that have only recently become available. These lectures contain Collingwood's first comprehensive statement of his philosophy of history; they are important for an understanding of his thought and for a correct interpretation of "The Idea of History" itself. An introduction is included which explains the background to this new edition and surveys the scholarship of the last 50 years.
