Wilhelm Diltheys Philosophie des historischen Bewusstseins

Wirklichkeitswissenschaft und Metaphysikkritik

By (author) Matthias J. Tögel

Book cover: Wilhelm Diltheys Philosophie des historischen Bewusstseins

Extent: 469 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: Nineteenth-Century Studies, Philosophy

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(August 2023)

ISBN: 9783847115847

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $94.00

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Das Historische Bewusstsein bei Dilthey lasst sich auf dem Boden seiner Philosophie des Lebens und unter den Massgaben seiner Metaphysikkritik systematisch gewinnbringend rekonstruieren.


This book tries to show how Wilhelm Dilthey can see in “historical consciousness” a potential to overcome its own sceptical, nihilistic and paralysing consequences. To this end it develops the methodological, systematic and metaphilosophical aspects of Dilthey’s “philosophy of life” and gives an account of his scathing critique of metaphysical thought. Embedded in this wider theoretical framework “historical consciousness” can be described as a further step in the pursuit of enlightenment in a self-reflective manner and as a key to more seminal philosophical work.

  • By (author) Matthias J. Tögel