The limits of concept formation in natural science : a logical introduction to the historical sciences
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The limits of concept formation in natural science : a logical introduction to the historical sciences
（Texts in German philosophy）
Cambridge University Press, 1986
Abridged ed
- : pbk
- Other Title
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Die Grenzen der naturwissenschaftlichen Begriffsbildung
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Translation of: Die Grenzen der naturwissenschaftlichen Begriffsbildung
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Heinrich Rickert (1863-1936) was one of the leading neo-Kantian philosophers in Germany and a crucial figure in the discussions of the foundations of the social sciences in the first quarter of the twentieth century. His views were extremely influential, most significantly on Max Weber. The Limits of Concept Formation in Natural Science is Rickert's most important work, and it is here translated into English for the first time. It presents his systematic theory of knowledge and philosophy of science, and deals particularly with historical knowledge and the problem of demarcating the natural from the human sciences. The theory Rickert develops is carefully argued and of great intrinsic interest. It departs from both positivism and neo-Hegelian idealism and is worked out by contrast to the views of others, particularly Dilthey and the early phenomenologists.
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction: Rickert's theory of historical knowledge
- The Limits of Concept Formation in Natural Science: 2. Introduction
- 3. Nature and history
- 4. Concept formation in history
- 5. Philosophy of nature and philosophy of history
- Index.
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