Michael Forster explores the historical roots of philosophy of language, which he traces to German thinkers of the 18th century, among whom J. G. Herder isthe key figure. Herder established fundamental principles concerning thought,meaning, and language, founded the disciplines of anthropology and linguistics, and has much still to teach us. INDICE: Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: HERDER; 1: Johann Gottfried Herder; 2: Herder's Philosophy of Language, Interpretation, and Translation: Three Fundamental Principles; 3: Gods, Animals, and Artists: Some Problem Cases in Herder's Philosophy of Language; 4: Herder's Importance as a Philosopher; 5: Herder on Genre; 6: Herder and the Birth of Modern Anthropology; 7: TheLiberal Temper in Classical German Philosophy: Freedom of Thought and Expression; PART II: HAMANN; 8: Johann Georg Hamann; 9: Hamann's Seminal Importance for the Philosophy of Language?; PART III: SCHLEIERMACHER; 10: Friedrich DanielErnst Schleiermacher; 11: Schleiermacher's Hermeneutics: Some Problems and Solutions; 12: Herder, Schleiermacher, and the Birth of Foreignizing Translation; Select Bibliography
- ISBN: 978-0-19-922811-9
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 496
- Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés