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2 days ago · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [a] (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath and writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day.
1 day ago · If knowledge seems extrinsic, it is the result of inadequate interpretation of experience; an inadequate hermeneutic of the percept. In the perception that knowledge is extrinsic, I learn something about my cognitive posture and not something about the world towards which I am assuming that posture.
2 days ago · Significant episodes in Benjamin's life - such as the withdrawal of his Habilitation thesis - have led many commentators to note how the role of 'outsider' dominated his fortunes and writings. One such episode concerns Benjamin's critique of the Stefan George circle, with the publication of his essay on Goethe's Die Wahlverwandtschaften (Elective Affinities). In view of the fact that Benjamin ...
1 day ago · From Italian Journey (1786-1788): Goethe is currently in Rome and is revisiting places he has already seen in previous days. "As my initial amazement changes to a feeling of familiarity, I get a clearer sense of their value. For a profound understanding of what man has created, the soul must first have won its complete freedom."
1 day ago · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832 CE) was a German writer, poet, scientist, and philosopher. He is best known for his literary works, but his contributions to the study of color were also groundbreaking and influential. Goethe's approach to color theory differed from the scientific perspective of his time, offering a more human-centered understanding of how
3 days ago · In a Memorandum of Understanding, Goethe University Frankfurt and other institutions in the Rhine-Main region have agreed on common goals with the International Sustainability Standards Boards (ISSB).
1 day ago · He composed music using the poems of myriad poets, with Goethe, Mayrhofer, and Schiller the most frequent, and others, including Heinrich Heine, Friedrich Rückert, and Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff.
