<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Current research in affectivity is often dominated by perspectives on the feeling/thinking dichotomy. In the paper first I reconstruct Collingwood’s position on this point as it is presented in his Religion and Philosophy, The Principles of Art, and New Leviathan, and then compare it shortly with Bergson’s view. In total five of Collingwood’s different readings of the feeling/thought relation are brought to light. Finally, I opt for a view that takes feeling and thought to be complementary and inseparable, and I try to explain why and how they are better treated in this way.</p></abstract>

Current research in affectivity is often dominated by perspectives on the feeling/thinking dichotomy. In the paper first I reconstruct Collingwood’s position on this point as it is presented in his Religion and Philosophy, The Principles of Art, and New Leviathan, and then compare it shortly with Bergson’s view. In total five of Collingwood’s different readings of the feeling/thought relation are brought to light. Finally, I opt for a view that takes feeling and thought to be complementary and inseparable, and I try to explain why and how they are better treated in this way.

R. G. Collingwood’s Views on the Feeling – Thought Relation and Their Relevance for Current Research

University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn,

Studia Humana

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Current research in affectivity is often dominated by perspectives on the feeling/thinking dichotomy. In the paper first I reconstruct Collingwood’s position...

R. G. Collingwood’s Views on the Feeling – Thought Relation and Their Relevance for Current Research

Published Online: Nov 16, 2016

Page range: 45 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sh-2016-0014

Keywords
Collingwood, feeling, thought, feeling/thought linkage, feeling/thinking relation

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

R. G. Collingwood’s Views on the Feeling – Thought Relation and Their Relevance for Current Research

Published Online: Nov 16, 2016

Page range: 45 - 52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sh-2016-0014

KeywordsCollingwood, feeling, thought, feeling/thought linkage, feeling/thinking relation

© 2016

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Collingwood, feeling, thought, feeling/thought linkage, feeling/thinking relation