This 1997 collection of essays addresses topics that are of crucial importance to the lives of us all. Is there a mode of thinking peculiar to human life and its concerns, which is different from and irreducible to scientific rationality? Is historical understanding different from scientific understanding? Do psychology, religion and aesthetics have their own forms of rationality? Can you be rational about human life without being scientific? The contributors address these and related questions, some focusing on the history of the development of the notion of Verstehen, others examining particular areas of discourse and practice.

This 1997 volume contains philosophical essays addressing the crucial questions of understanding and rationality.
Reviews
"All contributions contain useful insights." Michelle Marsonet, Philosophy in Review



Book Information
ISBN 9780521587426
Author Anthony O'Hear
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 465g
Dimensions(mm) 233mm * 160mm * 20mm