The Idea of Universal Man: Dilthey, Collingwood and the Notion of Historical Understanding
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understanding, Wilhelm Dilthey, Robin G. Collingwood, e- experiencing, re-enactmentAbstract
This paper presents the theoretical foundations, development, implementation and contemporary position of the prevalent forms of historical understanding, as developed by Leopold von Ranke, Wilhelm Dilthey and Robin G. Collingwood. Starting with Ranke’s opinion on historical understanding, it examines to what extent and in which manner Dilthey’s and Collingwood’s concepts of historical understanding relied on hermeneutics, and what were the theoretical consequences of those correlations. On the basis of what these two concepts included and excluded, Dilthey’s method of re-experiencing and Collingwood’s notion of re-enactment are discussed in regards to the possibilities and limitations of their visions to participate in acquiring historical knowledge. In conclusion, an analysis of their ability to approach or distance us from a better understanding of the past is followed by a critical inquiry of the contemporary position and potential for historical understanding(s).
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