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A central motif of R.G. Collingwood's philosophy of history is the idea that historical understanding requires a re-enactment of past experience. This text anal... » 

A central motif of R.G. Collingwood's philosophy of history is the idea that historical understanding requires a re-enactment of past experience. This text analyzes that idea; explores the limits of its applicability; and clarifies the relationship between it and other key Collingwoodian ideas. «