{"product_id":"herder-and-enlightenment-politics-paperback-softback-9781009263832","title":"Herder and Enlightenment Politics (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009263832","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHerder and Enlightenment Politics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffers a new interpretation of Johann Gottfried Herder's political thought, situating his ideas in pan-European Enlightenment debates.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEva Piirimäe (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009263832, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e398 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.574 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A great book, which will, I hope, greatly expand the scholarly appreciation of [Herder's] thinking in English-speaking circles … with exceptionally deep and broad consideration and contextualization of Herder's voluminous writings, putting his many essays and arguments into their specific historical, political, and spatial environs, and posing them against the writings of others that he was reading and responding to at specific points in time … I suspect that I will not be alone in therefore finding myself, especially as an English-speaking fan of Herder's life and ideas, very much in Piirimäe's debt.' Russell Arben Fox, The European Legacy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eJohann Gottfried Herder initiated the modern disciplines of philosophical anthropology and cultural history, including the study of popular culture. He is also remembered as a sharp critic of colonialism and imperialism. But what types of social, economic and political arrangements did Herder envision for modern European societies? Herder and Enlightenment Politics provides a radically new interpretation of Herder's political thought, situating his ideas in Enlightenment debates on modern patriotism, commerce and peace. By reconstructing Herder's engagement with Rousseau, Montesquieu, Abbt, Ferguson, Möser, Kant and many other contemporary authors, Eva Piirimäe shows that Herder was deeply interested in the potential for cultural, moral and political reform in Russia, Germany and Europe. Herder probed the foundations of modern liberty, community and peace, developing a distinctive understanding of human self-determination, natural sociability and modern patriotism as well as advocating a vision of Europe as a commercially and culturally interconnected community of peoples.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Republics, monarchies and the philosophy of human society\u003cbr\u003e 2. Rousseau and the origins of the 'current malaise of the world'\u003cbr\u003e 3. Montesquieu's system and reforms in Russia\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Bildung of humanity and modern virtue\u003cbr\u003e 5. German freedom and modern liberty\u003cbr\u003e 6. The vocation of poets, pastors and philosophers\u003cbr\u003e 7. State-Machines, commerce and the progress of Humanität in Europe\u003cbr\u003e 8. Perpetual peace and purified patriotism\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Western philosophy: Enlightenment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: Enlightenment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20Enlightenment%20%5BHPCD1%5D%22\"\u003eHPCD1\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501428961560,"sku":"9781009263832","price":30.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009263832i.jpg?v=1786237933","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/herder-and-enlightenment-politics-paperback-softback-9781009263832","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}