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Dilthey and the narrative of history
- Title
- Dilthey and the narrative of history / Jacob Owensby.
- Author
- Owensby, Jacob, 1957-
- Publication
- Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1994.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | D16.8 .O94 1994 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 193 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Although he never produced a comprehensive statement of his own theory of historical understanding, Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911) has played a crucial role in the development of modern phenomenology and philosophy of history. Drawing from Dilthey's reflections a systematic philosophy of history, Jacob Owensby offers a groundbreaking introduction to the full range of Dilthey's work.
- In his clear and accessible account, Owensby considers several vital but only recently published texts and many of Dilthey's writings that have not been translated into English.
- Throughout, Owensby explores the contemporary importance of Dilthey's views in relation to such theorists as Derrida, Husserl, and Heidegger. Dilthey anticipates the antifoundationalist arguments of postmodern philosophy, Owensby suggests, while at the same time articulating the connections among experience, life, and narrative.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-188) and index.
- Contents
- Ch. 1. Revising the Transcendental Project -- Ch. 2. The Life-Nexus: From Organic Milieu to Sociohistorical Context -- Ch. 3. Temporality and the Narrative Coherence of Life -- Ch. 4. Sociohistorical Systems and the Formation of Life's Meaning -- Ch. 5. Historical Understanding and Historical Consciousness.
- ISBN
- 0801430119
- LCCN
- 94015982
- OCLC
- 30359295
- ocm30359295
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries