Wilhelm Dilthey: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Dilthey’s works are collected in Gesammelte Schriften (1914– ). Works on Dilthey in English include H.A. Hodges, Wilhelm Dilthey: An Introduction (1944, reissued 1969), with translations of selected excerpts; Rudolf A. Makkreel, Dilthey: Philosopher of the Human Studies (1975, reissued 1992); Michael Ermarth, Wilhelm Dilthey: The Critique of Historical Reason (1978); H.P. Rickman, Wilhelm Dilthey: Pioneer of the Human Studies (1979), and Dilthey Today: A Critical Appraisal of the Contemporary Relevance of His Work (1988); and Theodore Plantinga, Historical Understanding in the Thought of Wilhelm Dilthey (1980, reissued 1992).

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