Hamann: Writings on Philosophy and Language - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521520673 ISBN 13 : 9780521520676

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Johann Georg Hamann (1730–88) is a major figure not only in German philosophy but also in literature and religious history. In his own time he wrote penetrating criticisms of Herder, Kant, Mendelssohn, and other Enlightenment thinkers; after his death he was an important figure for Goethe, Hegel, Kierkegaard, and others. It was only in the twentieth century, however, that the full and radical extent of his 'linguistic' critique of philosophy was recognized. This volume presents a translation of a wide selection of his essays, including both famous and lesser-known works. Hamann's enigmatic prose-style was deliberately at odds with Enlightenment assumptions about language, and a full apparatus of annotation explains the numerous allusions in his essays. The volume is completed by a historical and philosophical introduction and suggestions for further reading.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Kenneth Haynes is Associate Professor of Comparative Literature, Brown University, Rhode Island.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521520673
• ISBN 13: 9780521520676
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Éditeur: Haynes Kenneth
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible