The relevance of biography and autobiografy for an reflection of spirit sciences in Wilhelm Dilthey

Abstract

This work lies particularly about the biography as scientific work on Wilhelm Dilthey thought. Was displayed categories though which the thinker developed your thesis of methodological and epistemological foundation of human studies, whose are based on understanding while apprehension of meaning. For him, the biography is the manifestation more accurate of relation between the individual life of man and the history. Also, will handle in a more specific way, the autobiography as excellent exercise for the understanding of the life from that whose compromise on think about your own vital course. The autobiography appear in this work with the aim to consolidate the thesis of a possibility of access to history though the individuals experiences.