The Concept of History (Excerpted Edition)

Author: (British) R.G. Collingwood
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is the representative work of British philosopher R.G. Collingwood. The entire book can be divided into two parts:
1. The history of philosophical thought from ancient Greece and Rome to the 20th century (to Volume IV);
2. The author's own philosophy of history (Introduction and Volume V).
In the book, the author criticizes the historical trend of positivism and strives to connect history with philosophy. Through his review of the history of Western philosophy of history, he proposes the famous thesis: "All history is the history of thought."