Stephen Leach

The Foundations of History: Collingwood's Analysis of Historical Explanation - British Idealist Studies, Series 2: Collingwood Stephen Leach

This book provides an exposition and critical examination of Collingwood's philosophy of history, in which Collingwood's views are read in the light of his metaphilosophy. Collingwood's philosophy of history is also located in relation to recent and current philosophy. Although the author argues that Collingwood's conception of the subject matter of history may be overly restrictive, he is generally sympathetic to the aims and methods of Collingwood's project. Indeed, the author hopes to demonstrate that these aims and methods are still of great value.