R. G. Collingwood - Essays in Political Philosophy

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1. Political science. 2. World politics-- 1900-1945. I. Collingwood, R. G. (Robin George). II. Title. JC257.C63 1989 320.01--d20 89-34178 ISBN 0-19-824823-7 ISBN 0-19-823566-6 (Pbk)

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To Emma and Lucy

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I T is with pleasure and gratitude that I acknowledge my many and various debts to all those who, whether consciously or unwittingly, have contributed something to the final appearance of this collection of essays. In particular, I wish to thank Rex Martin for his comments upon a different project, which nevertheless had a bearing on my conception of this. I owe a special debt to Peter Nicholson, who is more generous than anyone I know with his time in offering careful and considered comments, for making some suggestions about what ought to be included in the volume. My friends, Tariq and Glyn Modood, with their little daughter Ghiz, have always made me welcome in Oxford on my many visits. I cannot thank them enough for their hospitality, and gratefully acknowledge the benefit I have gained from my many discussions with Tariq about Collingwood's ideas. Thanks are due also to James Connelly for his help and encouragement, and to Mrs W. G. Morton for allowing items from the Knox papers, University of St. Andrews to be included in this collection of Collingwood's political writings. Robert N. Smart, Keeper of the Manuscripts, at St Andrews, kindly checked the copies against the originals.

La Trobe University School of Social Sciences Research Fund Committee, and the Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University generously supported my trips to Oxford. La Trobe University Library gave me very real support in tracking down the most obscure published references and obtained copies for my perusal. Colin Harris and his staff, in particular Lindsay and Oonagh, in the Modern Western Manuscripts reading room of the Bodleian Library, Oxford University, deserve the highest praise for all the help they have given me. The many publishers who hold the copyright of the published items responded remarkably quickly to my requests for permission to reprint and without exception answered in the affirmative. In this respect I would like to thank Chicago University Press, The Macmillan Press, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and the Editor of the Aristotelian Society. For permission to publish Sir Henry Jones's reader's report of Truth and Contradiction I am indebted to Mrs Jean Hunt, The Macmillan Press, and Chadwyck-Healey Ltd. who have produced an edition of

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the Macmillan archives on microfilm. The British Library owns the MS and has graciously consented to its publication.

Liz Byrne, Mary Zaccari, Marilu Espacio, and Elisa Krahe are responsible for typing the volume. Their skills and proficiency eased my burden considerably, and it is with pleasure that I express my appreciation.

This volume would not have been possible, of course, without the consent of Mrs Teresa Smith, Collingwood's daughter. The decision was a difficult one for her to make, and she is to be applauded for allowing the previously unpublished material to be included here. Her generous permission allows, for the first time since Malcolm Knox exercised his editorial judgement, the publication of substantive philosophical discussions from the manuscripts. I cannot take full credit for persuading Mrs Smith of the merits of such a project, because Angela Blackburn of Oxford University Press played a considerable role in assuring Mrs Smith that the volume as a whole deserved to be published. I have been extremely fortunate in being entrusted to the editorial care of Angela Blackburn who has provided much needed encouragement throughout every stage of this project.

Finally, and once again, I thank my wife Clare for her unfailing support, and my daughters Emma and Lucy, to whom I dedicate this book, for providing the necessary distractions from the selfindulgence of academic work.

D.B.Australian National University

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