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Johann Gottfried von Herder (/ ˈ h ɜːr d ər / HUR-dər, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈɡɔtfʁiːt ˈhɛʁdɐ]; 25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic. He is associated with the Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism.
Oct 23, 2001 · Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744–1803) is a philosopher of the first importance. This judgment largely turns on the intrinsic quality of his ideas (of which this article will try to give some impression). But another aspect of it is his intellectual influence.
Johann Gottfried von Herder was a German critic, theologian, and philosopher, who was the leading figure of the Sturm und Drang literary movement and an innovator in the philosophy of history and culture. His influence, augmented by his contacts with the young J.W. von Goethe, made him a harbinger.
The modern concept of ‘nation’ to describe the whole of a particular society was first used by the German philosopher and scholar Johann Gottfried Herder (1744–1803). Herder insisted that his idea of the nation was not at all political – though it became so later.
However other thinkers, such as German philosopher Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744-1803) thought that peoples from different historical periods and cultures vary so much in their concepts and beliefs that human nature is radically different in different cultures.
Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher and critic, was born in Mohrungen in East Prussia. His father was a schoolteacher and he grew up in humble circumstances. In 1762 he enrolled at the University of K ö nigsberg, where he studied with Kant, who accorded him special privileges due to his unusual intellectual abilities.
Johann Gottfried von Herder - German Philosopher, Poet, Theologian: Thanks to Goethe’s influence, Herder was appointed general superintendent and consistory councillor at Weimar in 1776. There, anticipating Goethe, he developed the foundations of a general morphology, which enabled him to understand how a Shakespearean play, for instance, or ...
Johann Gottfried von Herder, (born Aug. 25, 1744, Mohrungen, East Prussia—died Dec. 18, 1803, Weimar, Saxe-Weimar), German critic and philosopher. Trained in theology and literature, he initially worked as a teacher and preacher at Riga.
Theory of culture and advocacy of intuition over rationality of German philosopher and writer Johann Gottfried von Herder greatly influenced Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and formed the basis of German romanticism.
The International Herder Society (IHS/IHG) was founded in 1985 in Monterey, California, by scholars from various disciplines at universities in the US. It is the aim of the International Herder Society to promote the interdisciplinary study of all aspects of the work, life, and era of Johann Gottfried Herder, one of the most influential ...
