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Wilhelm Windelband

Epistemology

Wilhelm Windelband (1848 to 1915) was a German philosopher and historian of philosophy, and the founder, with Heinrich Rickert, of the Southwest German School of Neo-Kantianism. He held chairs at Strassburg and Heidelberg and produced an influential history of philosophy. In a series of essays he distinguished nomothetic disciplines, which seek general laws, from idiographic disciplines, which describe particular events, a distinction that reshaped the methodology of the human and historical sciences. He saw values as the proper subject of philosophy, which he conceived as the science of universally valid claims. He is also associated with Continental Philosophy, and the remark that to understand Kant is to go beyond him is attributed to him. His student Heinrich Rickert carried the Southwest German school forward at Heidelberg.

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Gender
Male 1
Tradition Family
Western 1
Role in Life
Academic 1
Birth Year
1848 2
Death Year
1915 1
Connections

Associated With

Continental Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
Source Wilhelm Windelband (1001 Philosophers)
Kantianism, Schools of Philosophy
Source Wilhelm Windelband (1001 Philosophers)

In Branch

Epistemology, Branches of Philosophy
Source Wilhelm Windelband (Wikipedia)

In Tradition

Kantianism, Schools of Philosophy
Source Wilhelm Windelband (1001 Philosophers)

Influenced

Heinrich Rickert, Philosophers
Source Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Heinrich Rickert

Influenced By

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosophers
Source Wilhelm Windelband (Wikipedia)
Hermann Lotze, Philosophers
Source Wilhelm Windelband (Wikipedia)
Johann Friedrich Herbart, Philosophers
Source Wilhelm Windelband (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Germany

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Source Wilhelm Windelband (1001 Philosophers)Key facts, Nationality
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Wilhelm Windelband was a German philosopher of the Modern era

Originated In

Potsdam

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Source Wilhelm Windelband (Wikipedia)Early life, birth
Quote, Early life, birth
Windelband was born the son of a Prussian state secretary for the Province of Brandenburg in Potsdam
Sources
1. Wilhelm Windelband (1001 Philosophers)
  • Header, life years
    Wilhelm Windelband (1848 - 1915) was a German philosopher of the Modern era
  • Header, death year
    Wilhelm Windelband (1848 - 1915) was a German philosopher of the Modern era
  • Summary, pronoun
    he produced an influential history of philosophy
  • Key facts, Nationality
    Wilhelm Windelband was a German philosopher of the Modern era
  • Summary, chairs
    Holding chairs at Strassburg and Heidelberg
  • Associated With: Kantianism, Summary, neo-Kantianism
    the founder, with Heinrich Rickert, of the Southwest German School of neo-Kantianism
  • Associated With: Continental Philosophy, Header, movements
    associated with Continental Philosophy
  • In Group: Continental And Phenomenological Epistemology, Header, movements
    associated with Continental Philosophy
  • In Tradition: Kantianism, Summary, neo-Kantianism
    the founder, with Heinrich Rickert, of the Southwest German School of neo-Kantianism
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2. Treccani Enciclopedia Italiana: Windelband, Wilhelm (Treccani)
Treccani Enciclopedia ItalianaEntry opening, life years
Quote, Entry opening, life years
(Potsdam 1848 - Heidelberg 1915)
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Wilhelm Windelband (Wikipedia)
  • In Branch: Epistemology, Early life, habilitation
    On the Certainty of Knowledge: A Psychological-Epistemological Study
  • Influenced By: Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Philosophical work, influences
    Windelband relied in his effort to reach beyond Kant on such philosophers as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Johann Friedrich Herbart, and Hermann Lotze
  • Influenced By: Hermann Lotze, Philosophical work, influences
    Windelband relied in his effort to reach beyond Kant on such philosophers as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Johann Friedrich Herbart, and Hermann Lotze
  • Influenced By: Johann Friedrich Herbart, Philosophical work, influences
    Windelband relied in his effort to reach beyond Kant on such philosophers as Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Johann Friedrich Herbart, and Hermann Lotze
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Heinrich Rickert
Influenced: Heinrich Rickert, Life, Strasbourg
Quote, Influenced: Heinrich Rickert, Life, Strasbourg
Windelband (1848-1915) was a major source of inspiration for Rickert's work
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