Robin G. Collingwood Quotes

A collection of quotes by Robin G. Collingwood.

Robin G. Collingwood (1889–1943) was a prominent English philosopher and historian. He is best known for his work in the philosophy of history and aesthetics. Collingwood emphasized the importance of understanding history through the minds of historical actors, emphasizing their thoughts, emotions, and experiences. His influential book "The Idea of History" (1946) discussed the nature of history as a discipline and explored concepts such as historical causation, interpretation, and the role of imagination. Collingwood's scholarly contributions continue to impact fields such as philosophy, history, and art theory.

What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he

What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid.

Robin G. Collingwood

Shame

A man ceases to be a beginner in any given science and becom

A man ceases to be a beginner in any given science and becomes a master in that science when he has learned that he is going to be a beginner all his life.

Robin G. Collingwood

Science

Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactiona

Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue.

Robin G. Collingwood

Fanaticism

Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own

Perfect freedom is reserved for the man who lives by his own work and in that work does what he wants to do.

Robin G. Collingwood

Freedom

Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It i

Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.

Robin G. Collingwood

Parenting