The Limits of Concept Formation in Natural Science: A Logical Introduction to the Historical Sciences (Abridged Edition)Heinrich Rickert (1863 1936) was one of the leading neo Kantian philosophers in Germany and a crucial figure in the discussions of the foundations of the social sciences in the first quarter of the twentieth century. His views were extremely influential, most significantly on Max Weber. The Limits of Concept Formation in Natural Science is Rickert's most important work, and it is here translated into English for the first time. It presents his