Herder : aesthetics against imperialism / / John K. Noyes

• Autore: Noyes John K (John Kenneth), <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (417 p.)
• Disciplina: 325.32
• Soggetto topico: Aesthetics, German - 18th century; Philosophy, German - 18th century; Imperialism; Enlightenment
• Soggetto geografico: Tyskland
• Soggetto non controllato: (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
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Herder
• ISBN: 1-4426-2298-9; 1-4426-2297-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819536103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: German and European studies.