Herder biografie
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Johann Gottfried Herder
German philosopher, theologian, poet (1744–1803)
Johann Gottfried von Herder (HUR-dər; German:[ˈjoːhanˈɡɔtfʁiːtˈhɛʁdɐ];[15][16][17] 25 August 1744 – 18 December 1803) was a Prussian philosopher, theologian, pastor, poet, and literary critic. He is associated with the Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar Classicism. He was a Romantic philosopher and poet who argued that true German culture was to be discovered among the common people (das Volk). He also stated that it was through folk songs, folk poetry, and folk dances that the true spirit of the nation (der Volksgeist) was popularized. He is credited with establishing or advancing a number of important disciplines: hermeneutics, linguistics, anthropology, and "a secular philosophy of history."[18]
Biography
[edit]Born in Mohrungen (now Morąg, Poland) in the Kingdom of Prussia, his parents were teacher Gottfried Herder (170
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Herder: an explainer for linguists
Johann Gottfried Herder (1744-1803)
Some contemporary sociolinguists love to hate an 18th century educator, philosopher, theologian, translator and general polymath by the name of Herder. Hardly a week goes by with an article denouncing something “Herderian” coming across my desk. Let me start by providing a small selection of quotes related to “Herderian” as it appears in contemporary sociolinguistics (I’m not providing references because it is not my intention to single out any particular colleague):
“… the monoglot Herderian ideology …” • Johann Gottfried Herder Herder by Anton Graff, 1785 Mohrungen, Kingdom of Prussia (today Morąg, Poland) Weimar, hertigdöme of Saxe-Weimar in the Holy långnovell Empire Main interests Notable ideas
“… Herder’s 18th century writings are now common terminology in reference to one-language one-nation ideologies …”
“… the classic “Herderian” triad people-language-territory …”
“… a typical Herderian cocktail of one language-one culture-one territory …”
“… the “Herderian triad:” an adult-centric, modernist notion that language is tied to identity and located in a specific (and singular) plac Johann Gottfried Herder
Born 25 August 1744 Died 18 December 1803(1803-12-18) (aged 59) Alma mater University of Königsberg Era 18th-century philosophy Region Western philosophy School Enlightenment
Counter-Enlightenment[1]
Romantic nationalism[2][3]
Anticolonialistcosmopolitanism[4][5]
Sturm und Drang
Weimar Classicism
Historicism[6]
Romantic hermeneutics[7]
Classical liberalism[8]Philology, philosophy of language, cultural anthropology, philosophy of mind, aesthetics, philosophy of history, political philosophy, philosophy of religion Thought is essentially dependent on language[9]
Teleological conception of history[10][11]