Combining Philosophers

All the ideas for Wilhelm Dilthey, Arthur Conan Doyle and Oswald Spengler

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4 ideas

1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 3. Hermeneutics

5437	The claim of hermeneutics to give knowledge through understanding is challenged by positivism [Mautner on Dilthey]

14. Science / C. Induction / 1. Induction

22200

If you eliminate the impossible, the truth will remain, even if it is weird [Conan Doyle]

14. Science / D. Explanation / 1. Explanation / d. Explaining people

5436	Natural science seeks explanation; human sciences seek understanding [Dilthey, by Mautner]

24. Political Theory / B. Nature of a State / 5. Culture

20948

Human cultures are organisms which grow, and then fade and die [Spengler, by Bowie]