Heidegger, Dilthey, and the Crisis of Historicism (Paperback)

The collapse of historicism was not merely the demise of an academic tradition but signified a shift in the understanding of hermeneutics and metaphysics. Whereas earlier books have explored the rise and dominance of historicism within academic history, this is the first to trace its collapse and to show how it was shaped by larger philosophical and scientific concerns. Charles R. Bambach's lucid account of the demise of historicism within the context of German metaphysics provides a rich new perspective on the development of the young Heidegger's concept of "historicity" and on the origins of postmodern thought. Bambach reconstructs the methodological debates arising from a pervasive sense of crisis among German philosophers in the late nineteenth century. He details the divergent attempts by the Neo-Kantians, Nietzsche, and Dilthey to overcome the limitations of historical relativism. Heidegger's view of "historicity," Bambach shows, radically transforms the problematic of historicism into a discourse concerning the crisis of philosophical modernity.

General

Imprint:	Cornell University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 1995
Authors:	Charles R. Bambach
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-8014-8260-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Books > History > Theory & methods > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8014-8260-7
Barcode:	9780801482601

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