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The Limits of Concept Formation in Natural Science: A Logical Introduction to the Historical Sciences (Abridged Edition)

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Limits of Concept Formation in Natural Science: A Logical Introduction to the Historical Sciences (Abridged Edition)
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Heinrich Rickert
Edited by Guy Oakes
SeriesTexts in German Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:276
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152
Category/GenrePhilosophy of science
ISBN/Barcode 9780521310154
ClassificationsDewey:901 901
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 31 October 1986
Publication Country United Kingdom

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.