| Herder: Aesthetics Against Imperialism Contributor(s): Noyes, John K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442650389 ISBN-13: 9781442650381 Publisher: University of Toronto Press OUR PRICE: $86.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Germany - Literary Criticism | European - German - Philosophy | Epistemology |
| Dewey: 325.32 |
| Series: German and European Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.70 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Noyes, John K.: - John K. Noyes is a professor in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto. |