R. G. Collingwood: An Autobiography and other writings

[G]uaranteed to get the reader on his or her toes . . . this volume is invaluable for Collingwoodian scholarship * Collingwood and British Idealism Studies *
A polymath as skilled in archaeology as he was in philosophy, a staunch opponent of appeasement and an early hater of the Daily Mail. Collingwood has been my guide for many years. * Niall Ferguson, Civilization *
Before I read this book there was chaos in my thoughts regarding my subject matter: having finished it, I knew perfectly well what I was going to argue for. My deepest gratitude is due to this unjustly neglected author. * Agnes Heller, A theory of History, Viii *
The new edition includes a facsimile of the first printing . . . followed by various maps and illustrations, and a mass of supplementary essays. * Jonathan Rée, London Review of Books *
Collingwood's remark helps us to look for the answers different writers give to their (not our) questions. To this end we must try to think ourselves into each writer's scheme of thought. * John Rawls, Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy *
If these scholars have anything methodologically in common, it might be summarised as a desire to stress the historicity of the history of political theory and of intellectual history more generally. Collingwood himself expressed this commitment by demanding that we should aim to recover the precise questions to which the philosophical texts we study were designed as answers. * Quentin Skinner, The History of Political Thought in National Context *
a fascinating and often brilliant book. * Bernard Williams, The Sense of the Past *