Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
R. G. Collingwood
Born: February 22, 1889
Died: January 9, 1943 (aged 53)
Bio: Robin George Collingwood was an English philosopher, historian, and archaeologist. He is best known for his philosophical works including The Principles of Art and the posthumously published The Idea of History.
Known for:
- The idea of history
- An essay on metaphysics (1940)
- An autobiography (1939)
- The idea of nature
- An essay on philosophical method (1933)