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Noyes John K (John Kenneth), <1955-> |
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Herder : aesthetics against imperialism / / John K. Noyes |
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Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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ISBN |
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1-4426-2298-9 |
1-4426-2297-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (417 p.) |
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Collana |
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German and European Studies |
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Soggetti |
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Aesthetics, German - 18th century |
Philosophy, German - 18th century |
Imperialism |
Enlightenment |
Tyskland |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Postcolonial Theory and Herder's Anti-Imperialism -- 1. From Epistemology to Aesthetics -- 2. From Organic Life to the Politics of Interpretation -- 3. From Human Restlessness to the Politics of Difference -- 4. From the Location of Language to the Multiplicity of Reason -- 5. From Human Diversity to the Politics of Natural Development -- 6. The Aesthetics of Revolution and the Critique of Imperialism -- Conclusion: Herder, Postcolonialism, and the Antinomy of Universal Reason -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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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. |
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