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“She’s Mad, but She’s Magic”: Kay “Kaja” Johnson, Charles Bukowski and Their Literary Relationship

ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews

Comics and the Situationist International

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 2020

“Hello World!” Gwenpool: Marvel’s Camusian absurd hero

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 2019

"Reconciling Faith and Reason: T. H. Green’s Theory of Human Agency", International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, Volume 79, Issue 1-2, (2018): 156-177 .

International Journal of Philosophy and Theology,

"Year Zero, Social Harmony, and the Elimination of Politics", Peace Review, Volume: 29, Issue: 03, (2017): 374 - 382.

This article provides an analysis of the concept of Year Zero. Throughout history, the idea of er... more This article provides an analysis of the concept of Year Zero. Throughout history, the idea of eradicating history and restarting a society has proven extremely attractive to a wide range of political movements. It has been especially popular with those who have sought to secure a lasting peace within a community through eradicating the perceived existing historical causes of social disharmony. The nature of society, however, means that attempts to secure peace through returning a community to Year Zero is more likely to endanger peace and social harmony than secure it.

"Hidden footnotes: J.A. Smith, R.G. Collingwood and Croce’s conception of history", European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire, Volume: 24, Issue: 05, (2017): 683-703.

Politics, Religion & Ideology

R. G. Collingwood was one of the staunchest intellectual opponents of Nazism in Britain throughou... more R. G. Collingwood was one of the staunchest intellectual opponents of Nazism in Britain throughout
the interwar years and Second World War until his death in 1943. However, the ideological basis of
his philosophical critique of Nazism is a matter of serious dispute amongst scholars. It has been
described as liberal, Marxist and conservative. The aim of this article is to decontest the ideological
nature of Collingwood’s critique. Through performing a philosophical analysis on the theoretical
components which made up Collingwood’s critique of Nazism this article rejects the Marxist reading
and argues that its ideological basis was both liberal and conservative. As a result this article claims
that, although the liberal and conservative readings can account for part of its ideological basis, by
themselves both readings ultimately provide inadequate accounts of Collingwood’s critique. Instead,
it is only when taken together that the liberal and conservative readings are able to adequately
account for the ideological nature of Collingwood’s critique of Nazism. Indeed, this article
demonstrates that the liberal-conservative basis of Collingwood’s critique is a product of a broader
tension between the two ideologies which runs throughout his political philosophy on account of his
understanding of the dynamic nature of politics.

Collingwood and British Idealism Studies, 21:1, pp. 81–91, 2015

History of European Ideas, Volume: 41, Issue: 06, pages 771 - 787, 2015

The purpose of this article is to critically undermine two commonly held and closely related con... more The purpose of this article is to critically undermine two commonly held and closely
related contentions regarding the British idealist tradition. The first is that the British
idealist tradition went into rapid and terminal decline shortly after the outbreak of the
First World War. The second is that J. A. Smith was largely responsible for it. These
aims are achieved through a diachronic analysis of Smith’s conception of human
imperfection as well as an assessment of Smith’s intellectual legacy. As this article will
show, contrary to the received view, Smith was a philosophical innovator who
instigated an intellectual evolution within the British idealist. In particular, this article
shows that Smith substituted aspects of his early Greenian philosophy with elements of
Italian idealism. As a result, Smith was instrumental in moving British idealism away
from its traditional underpinnings and towards more a Croce–Gentilian foundation. It is
this neglected philosophical innovation which has given scholars the false impression
of the tradition’s collapse. By establishing Smith’s intellectual innovation this article
intends to show that Smith made a much more significant intellectual contribution to
the philosophical tradition to which he belongs than has so far been recognised.

Conference Presentations by Adrian Paylor

J. A. Smith’s Influence on R. G. Collingwood’s Conception of History

This paper examines the influence J.A. Smith had on R.G. Collingwood’s intellectual development. ... more This paper examines the influence J.A. Smith had on R.G. Collingwood’s intellectual development. The contention that Smith helped to shape Collingwood’s intellectual developed is not new. Yet the exact nature of Smith’s influence on Collingwood has so far been insufficiently explored. Collingwood’s own reticence over his intellectual debt to Smith, a lack of interest in Smith and an unfamiliarity with his philosophy have all contributed to this neglect. This paper seeks to redress this neglect through analysing how Smith nurtured Collingwood’s adoption of a Crocean conception of history. Although this was by no means the only way Smith influenced Collingwood’s intellectual development, it was the most fundamental as Collingwood’s conception of history proved to be the cornerstone of his mature philosophy. To achieve its aim, this paper first analyses Smith’s own reception of Croce’s conception of history. From this, it presents a contextualist analysis of Collingwood’s development of a Crocean conception of history and the role Smith played in its adoption. Finally, this paper examines why, despite Smith’s influence over his intellectual development, Collingwood failed to acknowledge the intellectual debt he owed to Smith.

R. G. Collingwood’s Critique of Nazism

A Reassessment of J. A. Smith Contribution to the British Idealist Tradition

Faith and Reason in the Political Philosophies of T. H. Green and R. G. Collingwood

Faith and Reason in R. G. Collingwood’s Political Philosophy

R. G. Collingwood’s Conception of Nature

R. G. Collingwood’s Theory of Cosmic Evolution

T. H. Green’s Conception of Nature

Papers by Adrian Paylor

Comics and the Situationist International

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 2020

“She’s Mad, but She’s Magic”: Kay “Kaja” Johnson, Charles Bukowski and Their Literary Relationship

ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews

“She’s Mad, but She’s Magic”: Kay “Kaja” Johnson, Charles Bukowski and Their Literary Relationship

ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews

Comics and the Situationist International

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 2020

“Hello World!” Gwenpool: Marvel’s Camusian absurd hero

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 2019

"Reconciling Faith and Reason: T. H. Green’s Theory of Human Agency", International Journal of Philosophy and Theology, Volume 79, Issue 1-2, (2018): 156-177 .

International Journal of Philosophy and Theology,

"Year Zero, Social Harmony, and the Elimination of Politics", Peace Review, Volume: 29, Issue: 03, (2017): 374 - 382.

This article provides an analysis of the concept of Year Zero. Throughout history, the idea of er... more This article provides an analysis of the concept of Year Zero. Throughout history, the idea of eradicating history and restarting a society has proven extremely attractive to a wide range of political movements. It has been especially popular with those who have sought to secure a lasting peace within a community through eradicating the perceived existing historical causes of social disharmony. The nature of society, however, means that attempts to secure peace through returning a community to Year Zero is more likely to endanger peace and social harmony than secure it.

"Hidden footnotes: J.A. Smith, R.G. Collingwood and Croce’s conception of history", European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire, Volume: 24, Issue: 05, (2017): 683-703.

Politics, Religion & Ideology

R. G. Collingwood was one of the staunchest intellectual opponents of Nazism in Britain throughou... more R. G. Collingwood was one of the staunchest intellectual opponents of Nazism in Britain throughout
the interwar years and Second World War until his death in 1943. However, the ideological basis of
his philosophical critique of Nazism is a matter of serious dispute amongst scholars. It has been
described as liberal, Marxist and conservative. The aim of this article is to decontest the ideological
nature of Collingwood’s critique. Through performing a philosophical analysis on the theoretical
components which made up Collingwood’s critique of Nazism this article rejects the Marxist reading
and argues that its ideological basis was both liberal and conservative. As a result this article claims
that, although the liberal and conservative readings can account for part of its ideological basis, by
themselves both readings ultimately provide inadequate accounts of Collingwood’s critique. Instead,
it is only when taken together that the liberal and conservative readings are able to adequately
account for the ideological nature of Collingwood’s critique of Nazism. Indeed, this article
demonstrates that the liberal-conservative basis of Collingwood’s critique is a product of a broader
tension between the two ideologies which runs throughout his political philosophy on account of his
understanding of the dynamic nature of politics.

Collingwood and British Idealism Studies, 21:1, pp. 81–91, 2015

History of European Ideas, Volume: 41, Issue: 06, pages 771 - 787, 2015

The purpose of this article is to critically undermine two commonly held and closely related con... more The purpose of this article is to critically undermine two commonly held and closely
related contentions regarding the British idealist tradition. The first is that the British
idealist tradition went into rapid and terminal decline shortly after the outbreak of the
First World War. The second is that J. A. Smith was largely responsible for it. These
aims are achieved through a diachronic analysis of Smith’s conception of human
imperfection as well as an assessment of Smith’s intellectual legacy. As this article will
show, contrary to the received view, Smith was a philosophical innovator who
instigated an intellectual evolution within the British idealist. In particular, this article
shows that Smith substituted aspects of his early Greenian philosophy with elements of
Italian idealism. As a result, Smith was instrumental in moving British idealism away
from its traditional underpinnings and towards more a Croce–Gentilian foundation. It is
this neglected philosophical innovation which has given scholars the false impression
of the tradition’s collapse. By establishing Smith’s intellectual innovation this article
intends to show that Smith made a much more significant intellectual contribution to
the philosophical tradition to which he belongs than has so far been recognised.

J. A. Smith’s Influence on R. G. Collingwood’s Conception of History

This paper examines the influence J.A. Smith had on R.G. Collingwood’s intellectual development. ... more This paper examines the influence J.A. Smith had on R.G. Collingwood’s intellectual development. The contention that Smith helped to shape Collingwood’s intellectual developed is not new. Yet the exact nature of Smith’s influence on Collingwood has so far been insufficiently explored. Collingwood’s own reticence over his intellectual debt to Smith, a lack of interest in Smith and an unfamiliarity with his philosophy have all contributed to this neglect. This paper seeks to redress this neglect through analysing how Smith nurtured Collingwood’s adoption of a Crocean conception of history. Although this was by no means the only way Smith influenced Collingwood’s intellectual development, it was the most fundamental as Collingwood’s conception of history proved to be the cornerstone of his mature philosophy. To achieve its aim, this paper first analyses Smith’s own reception of Croce’s conception of history. From this, it presents a contextualist analysis of Collingwood’s development of a Crocean conception of history and the role Smith played in its adoption. Finally, this paper examines why, despite Smith’s influence over his intellectual development, Collingwood failed to acknowledge the intellectual debt he owed to Smith.

R. G. Collingwood’s Critique of Nazism

A Reassessment of J. A. Smith Contribution to the British Idealist Tradition

Faith and Reason in the Political Philosophies of T. H. Green and R. G. Collingwood

Faith and Reason in R. G. Collingwood’s Political Philosophy

R. G. Collingwood’s Conception of Nature

R. G. Collingwood’s Theory of Cosmic Evolution

T. H. Green’s Conception of Nature

Comics and the Situationist International

Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, 2020

“She’s Mad, but She’s Magic”: Kay “Kaja” Johnson, Charles Bukowski and Their Literary Relationship

ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Notes and Reviews

Hidden footnotes: J.A. Smith, R.G. Collingwood and Croce’s conception of history

European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire

Year Zero, Social Harmony, and the Elimination of Politics

Peace Review

J. A. Smith, Human Imperfection and the Strange Afterlife of British Idealism

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The social–economic impact of shale gas extraction: a global perspective

Third World Quarterly, 2016