Author: Mul, Jos de.
Title: The tragedy of finitude : Dilthey's hermeneutics of life.
Description: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 423 pp. Condition : as new. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-412) and index. - One of the founders of modern hermeneutics, German philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911) confronted the question of how modern, postmetaphysical human beings can cope with the ambivalence, contingency, and finitude that fundamentally characterise their lives. This book offers a re-evaluation and fresh analysis of Dilthey's hermeneutics of life against the background of the development of philosophy during the past two centuries. ISBN 9780300097733.

Keywords: PHILOSOPHY,