Herder on Nationality, Humanity, and History
ISBN: 9780773570917
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / McGill-Queen''s University Press
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Subjects: Philosophy; Political Science;

The core of J.G. Herder's philosophy of nationalism lies in the conviction that human creativity must be embedded in the particular culture of a communal language. While he acknowledged that this cultural particular must be integrated into a more universal humanity, he insisted that each culture should preserve its incommensurable distinctiveness. He also called for a new method of enquiry regarding history, one that demands empathetic sensitivity toward the uniquely individual while realizing that there are few gains without losses.

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