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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Among his generation of intellectuals, the eighteenth-century German philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder is recognized both for his innovative philosophy of language and history and for his passionate criticism of racism, colonialism, and imperialism. A student of Immanuel Kant, Herder challenged the idea that anyone--even the philosophers of the Enlightenment--could have a monopoly on truth. In Herder: Aesthetics against Imperialism, John K. Noyes plumbs the connections between Herder's anti-imperialism, often acknowledged but rarely explored in depth, and his epistemological investigations. Noyes argues that Herder's anti-rationalist epistemology, his rejection of universal conceptions of truth, knowledge, and justice, constitutes the first attempt to establish not just a moral but an epistemological foundation for anti-imperialism. Engaging with the work of postcolonial theorists such Dipesh Chakrabarty and Gayatri Spivak, this book is a valuable reassessment of Enlightenment anti-imperialism that demonstrates Herder's continuing relevance to postcolonial studies today."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Postcolonial Theory and Herder's Anti-Imperialism -- Chapter 1: From Epistemology to Aesthetics -- Chapter 2: From Organic Life to the Politics of Interpretation -- Chapter 3: From Human Restlessness to the Politics of Difference -- Chapter 4: From the Location of Language to the Multiplicity of Reason -- Chapter 5: From Human Diversity to the Politics of Natural Development -- Chapter 6: The Aesthetics of Revolution and the Critique of Imperialism -- Conclusion: Herder, Postcolonialism, and the Antinomy of Universal Reason. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803 -- Aesthetics.
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Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803. |
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Aesthetics. |
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Aesthetics, German -- 18th century.
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Aesthetics, German. |
| Chronological Term |
18th century |
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Philosophy, German -- 18th century.
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Philosophy, German. |
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Imperialism.
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Imperialism. |
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Enlightenment.
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Enlightenment. |
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1700-1799 |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Noyes, John K. Herder Toronto : University of Toronto Press,c2015 9781442650381 |
| ISBN |
9781442622975 electronic book |
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1442622970 electronic book |
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9781442650381 |
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1442650389 |
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