The thing Collingwood was really working towards was a science of human affairs. He claimed he wanted to come up with a method of study that would allow individuals to handle social problems as well as the natural sciences had allowed us to handle natural problems.
Then he died.
I intend to repeat his ambitions. The science of human affairs seems desperately necessary. Political problems don't seem to be handled very skillfully. At least not all the time.
I want to be a philosopher of the science of human affairs. But I need historical education to do this. I am, however, scared of history programs.
I just need to be a Collingwoodian.
Need to figure out how to push the Collingwood/Clausewitz comparison even further.
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