Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy of Science, Institute of Humanities and Cultural Studies

Abstract

We Know that during second half of 19th century and first half of 20th century mathematical-natural sciences impressively developed in Germany and scientists as Planck, Einstein, Schrodinger, Haber, Helmholtz ,… presented their most important works and theories in this period. At the same time , Jaspers ,in the second decade of 20th century, claimed that German " Wissenschaft " is distinct from science. Wissenschaft for him, is concerned with the totality of life, culture, literature, history ,Arts, ethics and etc.
In this article we will try to establish that the German understanding of science is grounded in concepts of historicism, historicity and bildung (culture ,education,…). These concepts of course are heritages of German Romanticism

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