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Wilhelm Windelband
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Wilhelm Windelband was a German philosopher, university teacher, and historian. He was born in Potsdam and died in Heidelberg on October 22, 1915. A citizen of the Kingdom of Prussia, he was educated at the University of Göttingen, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. His doctoral advisor was Hermann Lotze.
Windelband worked at the University of Freiburg, Heidelberg University, University of Zurich, and Leipzig University. He participated in the Franco-Prussian War. He was a member of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences, Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and Academy of Sciences of Turin. He was associated with the Neo-Kantianism movement.
His notable works include *History of Philosophy* (Torchbks.), *A History Of Philosophy Volume I Greek Roman And Medieval*, *History of Ancient Philosophy.*, *Immanuel Kant und Seine Weltanschauung*, and *Lehrbuch der Geschichte der Philosophie*. He wrote in German and was described by the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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- Works
- 26
Top works
- History of Philosophy (Torchbks.)
- A History Of Philosophy Volume I Greek Roman And Medieval
- History of Ancient Philosophy.
- Die Geschichte der Neueren Philosophie in Ihrem Zusammenhange Mit der Allgemeinen Kultur und Den Besonderen Wissenschaften Dargestellt; Volume 2
- Immanuel Kant und Seine Weltanschauung
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1848-05-11 ) 11 May 1848, Potsdam , Brandenburg , Prussia
- Died
- 22 October 1915 (1915-10-22) (aged 67), Heidelberg , Grand Duchy of Baden , German Empire
- Education
- University of Jena , University of Berlin , University of Göttingen , (Dr. phil., 1870), Leipzig University , (Dr. phil. hab., 1873)
- Thesis
- Die Lehren vom Zufall (The Theories of Chance) (1870)
- Doctoral advisor
- Hermann Lotze
- Other advisor
- Kuno Fischer
- Era
- 19th-century philosophy
- Region
- Western philosophy
- School
- Neo-Kantianism ( Baden school ), Foundationalism
- Institutions
- University of Zürich , University of Freiburg , University of Strasbourg , University of Heidelberg
- Doctoral students
- Emil Lask , Heinrich Rickert
- Notable students
- Roy Wood Sellars
- Main interests
- Metaphysics , philosophical logic
- Notable ideas
- The nomothetic – idiographic distinction
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Wilhelm
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Place of birth
- Potsdam
- Place of death
- Heidelberg
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Educated at
- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
- Employer
- Leipzig University
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Doctoral advisor
- Hermann Lotze
- Field of work
- philosophy
- Movement
- Neo-Kantianism
- Conflict
- Franco-Prussian War
- Image
- Wilhelm Windelband.jpg
- Work location
- Heidelberg
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- Wilhelm Windelband
- date of death
- 1915-10-22
- name in native language
- Wilhelm Windelband
- ethnic group
- Germans
- writing language
- German
- Commons Creator page
- Wilhelm Windelband
- date of birth
- 1848-05-11
- interested in
- philosophy
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Encyclopedic overview
Wilhelm Windelband (/ˈvɪndəlbɑːnt/; German: [ˈvɪndl̩bant]; 11 May 1848 – 22 October 1915) was a German philosopher of the Baden school.
His grave in Heidelberg
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