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Ideas of Wilhelm Dilthey, by Text

[German, 1833 - 1911, From 1882 was Professor of Philosophy in Berlin.]

1883

works

p.144

5436

Natural science seeks explanation; human sciences seek understanding [Mautner]

p.248

5437

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