Guido Vanheeswijck

Collingwood's Metaphysics (eBook, PDF)

A Unique Position

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores R.G. Collingwood's concept of metaphysics. It traces the evolution of Collingwood's thought on metaphysics through his published work, posthumously published manuscripts, and recently discovered course notes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040276556
• Artikelnr.: 72326582

Autorenporträt

Guido Vanheeswijck is Emeritus Professor at the University of Antwerp and the Catholic University of Louvain, both in Belgium. He has published widely on metaphysics, philosophy of culture and philosophy of religion and is co- editor, with Mathieu Marion, of Realism and Idealism: Central Problems in Metaphysics (forthcoming 2025).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: The Unique Position of Collingwood's Metaphysics 1.
Metaphysics as a Historical Science: Beyond the
Radical-Conversion-Hypothesis 2. R.G. Collingwood on Eternal Problems 3.
'The Debilitating Effect of Logical Positivism': On the Difference Between
R. G. Collingwood's An Essay On Philosophical Method and An Essay On
Metaphysics Part II: Collingwood and the Others: Predecessors,
Contemporaries and Followers 4. The Seminal Role of Meta-Criticism: From
Johann Georg Hamann to Wilhelm Dilthey 5. R.G. Collingwood, Samuel
Alexander and A.N. Whitehead on Metaphysics, History and Cosmology 6. Does
'I Know' Tolerate Metaphysical Emphasis? R.G. Collingwood's Affirmative
Answer to Wittgenstein's Rhetorical Question 7. Much Ado About Nothing:
R.G. Collingwood versus Martin Heidegger on the Status of Metaphysics 8.
Two Varieties of Descriptive Metaphysics: The Kantian Heritage of R.G.
Collingwood and P.F. Strawson 9. Three All Souls Metaphysicals: The Hidden
Influence of R.G. Collingwood on Isaiah Berlin, Charles Taylor and Leszek
Köakowski Conclusion 10. Beyond Metaphysical Controversies: The
Significance of Collingwood's Historical Metaphysics in Contemporary
Philosophical Climate