J. G. Herder on Social and Political Culture

The texts collected in this volume contain Herder's most original and stimulating ideas on politics, history and language.

J. G. Herder (Author), F. M. Barnard (Author)

9780521133814, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 18 March 2010

344 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm, 0.67 kg

The texts collected in this volume, which was originally published in 1969, contain Herder's most original and stimulating ideas on politics, history and language. They had for the most part not been previously available in English. In his introduction, Professor Barnard analyses the basic premises of Herder's political thought against the background of the Enlightenment. He examines Herder's concepts of language, community and culture, his theory of historical interaction, and his approach to the problem of change and progress. Finally, he provides a brief comparative analysis of traditionalist thought following the French Revolution, showing how substantive writers like Burke differed from Herder despite the close similarity of political vocabulary.

Preface
Note on the texts
Books on Herder in English
Introduction
Selected Texts: 1. Journal of my voyage in the year 1769
2. Essay on the origin of language
3. Yet another philosophy of history
4. Dissertation on the reciprocal influence of government and the sciences
5. Ideas for a philosophy of the history of mankind
index.

Subject Areas: History of Western philosophy [HPC]