Robin G. Collingwood Quotes


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.


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Robin G. Collingwood, 1889-1943, English historian and philosopher, The New Leviathan: or Man, Society, Civilization and Barbarism, 1942

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Robin G. Collingwood
Robin G. Collingwood
  • Born: February 22, 1889
  • Died: January 9, 1943
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Philosopher

Robin George Collingwood FBA (/ˈkɒlɪŋwʊd/; 1889–1943) was an English philosopher, historian and archaeologist. He is best known for his philosophical works, including The Principles of Art (1938) and the posthumously published The Idea of History (1946).