History Man: The Life of R. G. Collingwood

Book Description

This is the first biography of the last and greatest British idealist philosopher, R. G. Collingwood (1889-1943), a man who both thought and lived at full pitch. Best known today for his philosophies of history and art, Collingwood was also a historian, archaeologist, sailor, artist, and musician. A figure of enormous energy and ambition, he took as his subject nothing less than the whole of human endeavor, and he lived in the same way, seeking to experience the complete range of human passion. In this vivid and swiftly paced narrative, Fred Inglis tells the dramatic story of a remarkable life, from Collingwood’s happy Lakeland childhood to his successes at Oxford, his archaeological digs as a renowned authority on Roman Britain, his solo sailing adventures in the English Channel, his long struggle with illness, and his sometimes turbulent romantic life.

In a manner unheard of today, Collingwood attempted to gather all aspects of human thought into a single theory of practical experience, and he wrote sweeping accounts of history, art, science, politics, metaphysics, and archaeology, as well as a highly regarded autobiography. Above all, he dedicated his life to arguing that history–not science–is the only source of moral and political wisdom and self-knowledge.

Linking the intellectual and personal sides of Collingwood’s life, and providing a rich history of his milieu, History Man also assesses Collingwood’s influence on generations of scholars after his death and the renewed recognition of his importance and interest today.

中文：

书名：《历史人：科林伍德的生平》

这是最后一位也是最伟大的英国理想主义哲学家R·G·科林伍德(R.G.Colingwood，1889-1943)的第一本传记，他既有思想，又有充分的生活。科林伍德今天以他的历史哲学和艺术哲学而闻名，他也是一名历史学家、考古学家、水手、艺术家和音乐家。作为一个有着巨大能量和野心的人物，他以人类所有的努力为主题，以同样的方式生活，寻求体验人类全部的激情。在这个生动而快节奏的叙事中，弗雷德·英格利斯讲述了非凡生活的戏剧性故事，从科林伍德幸福的莱克兰童年到他在牛津的成功，他作为罗马不列颠著名权威的考古挖掘，他在英吉利海峡独自航行的冒险，他与疾病的长期斗争，以及他有时动荡的浪漫生活。

科林伍德以一种今天闻所未闻的方式，试图将人类思想的所有方面汇集成一个关于实践经验的单一理论，他写了关于历史、艺术、科学、政治、形而上学和考古学的全面描述，以及一本备受推崇的自传。最重要的是，他毕生致力于辩称，历史而不是科学是道德和政治智慧和自我认识的唯一来源。

将科林伍德生活中的知识和个人方面联系在一起，并提供了他所处环境的丰富历史， 历史人物 还评估了科林伍德在他去世后对几代学者的影响，以及今天对他的重要性和兴趣的重新认识。