A Study Of R.G.Collingwood’s Political Philosophy

R.G.Collingwood was an important British thinker in the first half of the 20 th century.His philosophical views directly influenced the fields of history,ethics,and political philosophy in the second half of the 20 th century.Political philosophy as experience is an important part of Collingwood’s philosophy.It is based on British Idealism and Realism produced in the Victorian period,and is directly influenced by Italian idealists.Collingwood’s political philosophy takes people as the basic unit of discussion,and discusses the relationship between people and communities.On the relationship between people,reconstruct the “State of Nature” theory in classical political philosophy,and put forward the theory of Social community and Non-social community.In terms of the relationship between countries,the theory of “Civilization”and “Barbarism” was put forward.Collingwood’s political philosophy had a profound influence on later generations of ethics and political philosophy scholars,such as Rawls and Mac Intyre.This article will start from Collingwood’s political philosophy,focusing on the background,source of thought,theoretical construction and later influence of his political philosophy.The first chapter starts with the era background and ideological background of the formation of Collingwood’s political philosophy,discusses the underlying concept in his thought,discusses the relationship between the underlying concept and the era background and ideological background,and Italian idealists’ thoughts on Collingwood’s political philosophy direct impact.The second chapter mainly discusses the main viewpoints in Collingwood’s political philosophy.The first is people and the way people know the world,namely theory of mind and free will.Then to the country formed by the contract between people,and finally to the discussion of the relationship between countries.The third chapter starts from the key concepts of Collingwood’s political philosophy’s influence on later generations,and discusses the most valuable parts of his thoughts,one is the method of intellectual history,the other is the rediscovery of classical political theory resources,and the third is history and philosophy.The fourth is the combination of theory and practice.Finally,discuss Rawls and Mac Intyre’s thinking and development of Collingwood’s political philosophy.