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Book SynopsisA translation of one the major writings of Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911), a philosopher and historian of culture who continues to have a significant influence on Continental philosophy and a broad range of scholarly disciplines. It presents Dilthey's main theoretical works from the 1890s.
Table of ContentsPreface to all Volumes vii Editorial Note to Volume ii xi introduction to volume ii xv Understanding the Human World CHAPTER I: Dilthey's Draft for a Preface (1911) 1 Translated by Rudolf A. Makkreel and Patricia Van Tuyl CHAPTER II: Inaugural Speech to the Prussian Academy (1887) 5 Translated by Patricia Van Tuyl CHAPTER III: The Origin of Our Belief in the Reality of the External World and Its Justifi cation (1890) 8 Translated by Maximilian Aue CHAPTER IV: Life and Cognition (1892-93) 58 Translated by Rudolf A. Makkreel and Jacob Owensby CHAPTER V: Ideas for a Descriptive and Analytic Psychology (1894) 115 Translated by Rudolf A. Makkreel and Donald Moore CHAPTER VI: Contributions to the Study of Individuality (1895-96) 211 Translated by Erdmann Waniek Glossary 285 Index 299
