Herder

Aesthetics Against Imperialism

AvJohn K. Noyes

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

Del i serien German and European Studies

760 kr

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-12-23
Mått:163 x 236 x 33 mm
Vikt:760 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:German and European Studies
Antal sidor:416
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781442650381
Utmärkelser:Winner of Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione Prize for Studies in Germanic Languages and Literatures 2016 (United States)

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John K. Noyes is a professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto.

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‘A profound source of philosophical interpretation, which is very close to the source, in which Herder’s significance for the current discourse of global history and anti-imperialism is of surprising actuality.’- Michael Maurer (H-Soz-u-Kult March 2017) ‘While displaying a remarkable suppleness, Noyes strikes a cogent, yet nuanced balance between probing, sensitive readings of Herder’s and his Enlightenment contemporaries’ texts on the one hand, and, on the other, deliberative, thought-provoking critical commentary on current Herder scholarship.’- David R. Greeves (Arcadia vol 52:03:2017)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: Postcolonial Theory and Herder’s Anti-ImperialismChapter 1: From Epistemology to AestheticsChapter 2: From Organic Life to the Politics of InterpretationChapter 3: From Human Restlessness to the Politics of DifferenceChapter 4: From the Location of Language to the Multiplicity of ReasonChapter 5: From Human Diversity to the Politics of Natural DevelopmentChapter 6: The Aesthetics of Revolution and the Critique of ImperialismConclusion: Herder, Postcolonialism, and the Antinomy of Universal Reason