The Tragedy of Finitude
Subtitle: Dilthey's Hermeneutics of Life
Contributors: Tony Burrett (Translator)
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: January 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780300097733
Subjects: Epistemology, theory of knowledge; Western philosophy, c 1800 to c 1900; Western philosophy, from c 1900 -; Philosophy; Criticism; History & Surveys - Modern; Philosophy / Criticism; General; 1833-1911; Dilthey, Wilhelm,
Description: "This book offers a reevaluation and fresh analysis of Dilthey's hermeneutics of life against the background of the development of philosophy during the past two centuries."

"Jos de Mul relates Dilthey's work to other philosophers who influenced or were influenced by him, including Kant, Schleiermacher, Hegel, Comte, Mill, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Gadamer, and Derrida. Weaving together systematic analysis and historical investigation, de Mul begins the book with an account of the horizon against which Dilthey developed his unfinished masterwork, Critique of Historical Reason.

The author then elaborates a systematic reconstruction of Dilthey's ontology of life. In the final section of the book, Dilthey's hermeneutic ontology is confronted with the works of Heidegger, Gadamer, and Derrida, and its relevance in current philosophical debate is evaluated."--Jacket.