"A personal overview of Collingwood’s New Leviathan" by David Pierce: A brief cover note

This will complete a Collingwood trifecta today (aren't you lucky!). This one is by David Pierce, an American logician and mathematician who teaches in Turkey. I just discovered his blog a couple of days ago, and he has a wide range of interests, not the least of which is the philosophy of R.G. Collingwood. The post linked below marks the beginning of a careful walk through the last work published in Collingwood's life, The New Leviathan. I've only begun my trek through this series of posts, but Pierces's commentary adds a delicate sauce to Collingwood's sometimes Spartan sentences. (N.B., Collingwood is a fine stylist and often a pleasure to read, but in NL, he adopts a leaner form and style.)

Enjoy!

POLYTROPY.COM

A personal overview of Collingwood’s New Leviathan

These are the notes of an amateur of the work of the philosopher R. G. Collingwood. Published in 1942, The New Leviathan was the last book that…

"How the untimely death of RG Collingwood changed the course of philosophy forever" by Ray Monk: A note & link

A very recent appreciation of Collingwood by the biographer of Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ray Monk. Monk posits that Collingwood and the later Wittgenstein were kindred philosophical spirits and that British philosophy would have taken a different course if Collingwood would not have died young and been replaced by Gilbert Ryle, a militant analytical philosopher who came to dominate British philosophy in the post-war period. A worthwhile appreciation of Collingwood as a person of diverse interests and an outstanding philosophical project. 

PROSPECTMAGAZINE.CO.UK

How the untimely death of RG Collingwood changed the course of philosophy forever

The passing of this eclectic and questioning man in his prime allowed the narrower and more imperious Gilbert Ryle to dominate British philosophy. Had Collingwood lived, could the deep and damaging schism with continental thought have been avoided?

"R.G. Collingwood on the corruption of democracy" by Jonathan Ree: An appreciation & link

Since about 2014, I've become quite an admirer of the work of the philosopher R.G. Collingwood (1889-1943). He's best known of his book THE IDEA OF HISTORY (published posthumously in 1946) and other works of philosophy. But he dedicated much of his time before his impending death (of which he was quite aware) addressing the issues raised by the politics of the 1930s. This article by philosopher Jonathan Ree provides a peek at Collingwood's effort to address political issues. It's worth the read--Collingwood's insights seem quite pertinent today.

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R.G. Collingwood on the corruption of democracy

The philosopher, historian and archaeologist argued for the importance of "politically educated public opinion".