Historical Perspectives on Erklaren and Verstehen
Uljana . Ed(S): Feest
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Hardback. For 100 years, the conceptual pair of Erklaren (explanation) and Verstehen (understanding) has fostered philosophical and methodological debates. This book considers these terms in historical context and systematically reviews the arguments they've inspired. Editor(s): Feest, Uljana. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 320 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPC; PDA; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1400.
twentieth-century literature about the distinction between explanation and und- standing)? Second, can we do justice to a particular writer’s notion of that category by taking at face value what he writes about his own motivation for adopting it? In response to both types of questions, there is by now a consensus amongst many historians of science and of philosophy that (a) intellectual history – like other kinds of history – has to be careful not to uncritically adopt actors’ categories, and (b) more generally, even the actors’ own thinking about a particular issue has to be contextualized vis-à-vis their other ... Read more
twentieth-century literature about the distinction between explanation and und- standing)? Second, can we do justice to a particular writer’s notion of that category by taking at face value what he writes about his own motivation for adopting it? In response to both types of questions, there is by now a consensus amongst many historians of science and of philosophy that (a) intellectual history – like other kinds of history – has to be careful not to uncritically adopt actors’ categories, and (b) more generally, even the actors’ own thinking about a particular issue has to be contextualized vis-à-vis their other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Archimedes
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048135394
SKU
V9789048135394
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