Wilhelm Dilthey (1833–1911)
Author of Introduction to the Human Sciences
About the Author
Born in Biebrich, Germany, the son of a Reformed clergyman, Wilhelm Dilthey studied theology in Wiesbaden and Heidelberg but then moved to Berlin, where he turned to history and philosophy. He held professorships at Basel (1866), Kiel (1868), and Breslau (1871) before becoming Lotze's successor in show more Berlin (1882), where he taught until 1905. Dilthey wrote many essays on history, the history of philosophy, and the foundation of the human sciences (or Geisteswissen schaften, "sciences of spirit"), his contribution to which is the main source of his lasting influence. He is associated with the idea of "philosophy of life" - that lived experience is both the source and the sole subject matter of philosophy. He argued that the human sciences have an aim and method that differs from the natural sciences because they are founded not on causal explanation but on "understanding," which leads to interpretation of the meaning of lived experience. Dilthey's approach to the human studies is holistic, and he is concerned about the problem of historicism, raised by incommensurability of the life experiences and understanding of different ages. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Wilhelm Dilthey
Weltanschauung und Analyse des Menschen seit Renaissance und Reformation : Abhandlungen zur Geschichte der Philosophie… (1957) 8 copies
Leibniz e a sua época 4 copies
Dilthey's Philosophy of Existence: Introduction to Weltanschauungslehre: Translation of an Essay With Introduction (1960) 4 copies
Gesammelte Schriften, Band VIII, Weltanschauungslehre: Abhandlungen zur Philosophie der Philosophie (1991) 3 copies
Die geistige Welt : Einleitung in die Philosophie des Lebens. Hälfte 2. Abhandlungen zur Poetik, Ethik und… (1962) 2 copies
Psicología y teoría del conocimiento 2 copies
Sistemas da Ética 2 copies
La gran Música de Bach 2 copies
Sistema da ética 2 copies
Schiller 2 copies
Leben Schleiermachers. Zweiter Band, Schleiermachers System als Philosophie und Theologie (1966) 2 copies
De onmogelijkheid van de metafysica 2 copies
Le monde de l'esprit 1 copy
Leben Schleiermachers. Erster Band: 1. Halbband: 1768-1802, 2. Halbband: 1803-1807. Auf Grund Des Textes Der 1. Auflage… (1991) 1 copy
Aufsätze zur Philosophie 1 copy
L'analisi dell'uomo e l'intuizione della natura. Dal Rinascimento al secolo XVIII (voll. I e II) 1 copy
La vie historique : Manuscrits relatifs à une suite de L'édification du monde historique dans les sciences de… (2014) 1 copy
Lo storicismo contemporaneo 1 copy
Ess©®ncia da filosofia 1 copy
Život a dejinné vedomie 1 copy
Pesnička imaginacija 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1833-11-19
- Date of death
- 1911-10-01
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Wiesbaden-Biebrich, Hessen, Deutschland
- Place of death
- Seis am Schlern, Kastelruth, Südtirol, Italien
- Occupations
- Theologe
Gymnasiallehrer
Philosoph
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My only substantive complaint is that Dilthey has two chapters in the middle of the book which are very nearly identical. I'm not sure what happened, but on first impression it didn't seem like the second was a clarification on the first. Instead, it seemed like Dilthey accidentally slipped in a first draft copy in before a final draft copy of a chapter and didn't correct the error before publication.… (more)