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The Essence of Philosophy

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Wilhelm Dilthey, Stephen A. Emery, William T. Emery
1955
Published by: The University of North Carolina Press
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Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1911), the great German humanist, remained a towering figure in Europe long into the twentieth century. Published in 1954, this translation by Stephen A. Emery and William T. Emery was the first English translation of Dilthey's Das Wesen der Philosophie (1907) as well as his first work to be translated completely into English, making Dilthey accessible to scholars of the English-speaking world.

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Cover

Half-Title Page

pp. i

Series Page

pp. ii

Title Page

pp. iii

Copyright

pp. iv-vi

Table of Contents

pp. vii-viii

Translator’s Preface

pp. ix-xi

Introduction

pp. 1-6

First Part: Historical Procedure for Determining the Essence of Philosophy

pp. 7-32

Second Part: The Essence of Philosophy Understood from its Position in the World of Mind

pp. 33-76

Index of Persons

pp. 77-78
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