Jan van der Dussen was partly responsible for popularizing this thinker, who in one work wrote about a "philosophy of history" that was distinct but just as legitimate of the natural sciences.
In this thinker's last work, he discussed the loss of civility among barbarian nations in the 20th century that led him to reject Hobbes and social contract theory due to the rise of Nazism. In addition to The New Leviathan, this author's interest in classics led him to write numerous articles on the Roman excavation of Britain. Jan van der Dussen was partly responsible for popularizing this thinker, who in one work wrote about a "philosophy of history" that was distinct but just as legitimate of the natural sciences. In addition to writing "The Idea of History" this author championed Crocean aesthetics in his masterpiece, which argued that art was "not merely that of Â… the individual, but the community." For 10 points, name this 20th century British philosopher known for his Principles of Art.
In this thinker's last work, he discussed the loss of civility among barbarian nations in the 20th century that led him to reject Hobbes and social contract theory due to the rise of Nazism.
Robin George Collingwood