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Also known as Heinrich John Rickert

German philosopher (1863-1936)

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Heinrich Rickert was a German philosopher and university teacher. He was born in Gdańsk in 1863 and died in Heidelberg in 1936. Rickert worked at the University of Freiburg and Heidelberg University in Freiburg im Breisgau and Heidelberg. He was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the University of Strasbourg. His doctoral advisor was Wilhelm Windelband.

Rickert wrote in German and worked in the fields of philosophy and the educational system. His notable works include *Goethes Faust die dramatische einheit der dichtung*, *Deux Voies de la Theorie de la Connaissance*, *Die Grenzen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Begriffsbildung. eine Logische Einleitung in Die Historischen Wissenschaften*, and *Philosophische Aufsätze*. He was a member of the Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. His archives are held at Heidelberg University Library.

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Works
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Top works

  • Goethes Faust die dramatische einheit der dichtung
  • Deux Voies de la Theorie de la Connaissance
  • Die Grenzen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Begriffsbildung. eine Logische Einleitung in Die Historischen Wissenschaften
  • Philosophische Aufsätze.
  • Die Grenzen der Naturwissenschaftlichen Begriffsbilding

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Key facts

Born
Heinrich John Rickert , ( 1863-05-25 ) 25 May 1863, Danzig, Prussia (now Gdańsk , Poland )
Died
25 July 1936 (1936-07-25) (aged 73), Heidelberg , Germany
Education
University of Berlin , University of Strasbourg ( PhD , 1888)
Thesis
Zur Lehre von der Definition (On the Theory of Definition) (1888)
Doctoral advisor
Wilhelm Windelband
Era
19th-century philosophy
Region
Western philosophy
School
Neo-Kantianism ( Baden school )
Institutions
University of Freiburg (1894–1915), Heidelberg (1915–1932)
Doctoral students
Bruno Bauch , Martin Heidegger , Richard Kroner
Notable students
Rudolf Carnap , Emil Lask
Main interests
Epistemology
Notable ideas
Qualitative distinction between historical and scientific facts, Distinction between knowing ( kennen ) and cognizing ( erkennen )

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Heinrich
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Gdańsk
Place of death
Heidelberg
Languages spoken
German
Doctoral advisor
Wilhelm Windelband
Field of work
educational system
Image
Heinrich Rickert.jpg
Work location
Heidelberg
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Heinrich Rickert (philosopher, 1863)
date of birth
1863-05-25
date of death
1936-07-25
name in native language
Heinrich Rickert
writing language
German
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Encyclopedic overview

Heinrich John Rickert (/ˈrɪkərt/; German: [ˈʁɪkɐt]; 25 May 1863 – 25 July 1936) was a German philosopher, a leading neo-Kantian of the Baden school.

Life

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