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

by Heinrich Rickert, Guy Oakes (Editor)

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.

Genres: Philosophy

276 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Filip Wijnings]

Jammer dat het een sterk geredigeerde versie is, laat je geloven dat Rickert’s filosofie vrij gestroomlijnd is

[peracle]

underappreciated takedown of scientism before it took root entirely.