Dilthey Selected Writings [Paperback]

Throughout his writings, Dilthey exerted significant influence in European philosophy and social theory.Dilthey is a figure of real importance in European philosophy and social theory. He exerted a significant influence on Husserl, Heidegger and Weber (among others) through his work on the nature of philosophy and the methodology and epistemology of human and social studies and produced monumental studies on Schleiermacher, Hegel, Dickens, Shakespeare, Schiller and many others.Dilthey is a figure of real importance in European philosophy and social theory. He exerted a significant influence on Husserl, Heidegger and Weber (among others) through his work on the nature of philosophy and the methodology and epistemology of human and social studies and produced monumental studies on Schleiermacher, Hegel, Dickens, Shakespeare, Schiller and many others.Dilthey is a figure of real importance in European philosophy and social theory. He exerted a significant influence on Husserl, Heidegger and Weber (among others) through his work on the nature of philosophy and the methodology and epistemology of human and social studies. He was also a distinguished and original historian of ideas and, indeed, many of his philosophical interests arose from the insights and practical difficulties he encountered as a historian. He produced a monumental biography of Schleiermacher, and a series of shorter, but no less striking studies of Hegel, Dickens, Shakespeare, Schiller and many others.Introduction; 1. Dilthey as a historian of ideas; 2. Dilthey's approach to psychology; 3. Dilthey's philosophy of life; 4. Dilthey's epistemology and methodology; Bibliography; Index. ...Over three and a half decades later, Rickman's book carries the hope of introducing Dilthey to a new generation of readers.... Rickman's Selected Writings provides an excellent introduction to Dilthey. Rickman provides a brief survey of Dilthey for those who are unfamiliar with his work. He includes passages on a variety lc!