Dilthey and Darwin Combined? 19th Century Geisteswissenschaft for 21st Century Cultural Science

This paper explores the relevance of Dilthey’s conceptualisation of the ‘Geisteswissenschaften’ (human sciences) for Cultural Science. In a nutshell, I argue that Cultural Science is Dilthey plus Darwin. In this effort, I define the Geisteswissenschaften as ‘performative sciences’: Taking economics...

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Main Author: Herrmann-Pillath Carsten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-07-01
Series:Cultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5334/csci.108
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