Herder : philosophy and anthropology / edited by Anik Waldow and Nigel DeSouza.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Waldow, Anik, editor.

DeSouza, Nigel, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803--Criticism and interpretation.

Herder, Johann Gottfried.

Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803--Congresses.

Philosophers--Germany--Congresses.

Philosophers.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 266 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Philosophy and anthropology

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

J.G. Herder is enjoying a renaissance in philosophy and related disciplines and yet there are, as yet, few books on him. This unprecedented collection fills a large gap in the secondary literature, highlighting the genuinely innovative and distinctive nature of Herder's philosophy. Not only does 'Herder' offer highly original answers to important philosophical questions, such as the mind-body problem and the role of sensibility in cognition and ethics, he also opens up rich resources for thinking about philosophy itself and connections to other fields in the humanities and social sciences.

Contents:

Part I. Towards a new philosophy: Philosophy as anthropology

Philosophy as philosophical anthropology : An interview with Charles Taylor

Anthropology and the critique of metaphysics in the early Herder / Marion Heinz

The metaphysical and epistemological foundations of Herder's philosophical anthropology / Nigel DeSouza

Herder: Physiology and philosophical anthropology / Stefanie Buchenau

The role of aesthetics in Herder's anthropology / STephen Gaukroger

Understanding as explanation: The significance of Herder's and Goethe's science of describing / Dalia Nassar

Part II. The human animal: Nature, language, history, culture

Herder between Reimarus and Tetens: The problem of an animal-human boundary / John H. Zammito

Between history and nature: Herder's human being and the naturalization of reason / Anik Waldow

Human nature and human science: Herder and the anthropological turn in hermeneutics / Kristin Gjesdal

Herder's religious anthropology in his later writings / Johannes Schmidt

Individualism and universalism in Herder's conception of the philosophy of history / Martin Bollacher

Herder and human rights / Martin Bollacher

Herder and human rights / Michael N. Forster

Herder and the Jewish question / Frederick C. Beiser.

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-108521-9

0-19-182470-4

0-19-108520-0