04190nam 2200817 450 991081953610332120230807201936.01-4426-2298-91-4426-2297-010.3138/9781442622975(CKB)3710000000514331(EBL)4383407(OCoLC)939273523(MiAaPQ)EBC4669265(OOCEL)450924(OCoLC)929629106(CaBNVSL)kck00236375(MiAaPQ)EBC4383407(DE-B1597)479210(OCoLC)979581213(DE-B1597)9781442622975(Au-PeEL)EBL4669265(CaPaEBR)ebr11255808(OCoLC)958511684(EXLCZ)99371000000051433120160916h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHerder aesthetics against imperialism /John K. NoyesToronto, [Ontario] ;Buffalo, [New York] ;London, [England] :University of Toronto Press,2015.©20151 online resource (417 p.)German and European Studies1-4426-5038-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 -- IndexAmong 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.German and European studies.Aesthetics, German18th centuryPhilosophy, German18th centuryImperialismEnlightenmentTyskland(lcsh)Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803--Aesthetics.(fast)Herder, Johann Gottfried, 1744-1803.(fast)1700 - 1799(lcsh)Aesthetics, German--18th century.(lcsh)Philosophy, German--18th century.(lcsh)Imperialism.(lcsh)Enlightenment.(fast)Aesthetics.(fast)Aesthetics, German.(fast)Enlightenment.(fast)Imperialism.(fast)Philosophy, German.Aesthetics, GermanPhilosophy, GermanImperialism.Enlightenment.325.32Noyes John K(John Kenneth),1955-941966MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819536103321Herder4113274UNINA