| Imprint: |
Berlin/Boston : De Gryuter, 2021 |
| Abstract: |
Analogical thoughtisakey concept in Herder'swork, providingacon-tinuous thread from his earlier writingsuptothe latest ones. Herder'saesthetics,his theory of knowledge,and his theory of mindrely on the thesis that humanbeingsare the'centre'of anypossible knowledge and onlyknow by means ofan analogical relation between the world and themselves. Herder developsthese ideas inamore systematic wayinhisIdeen(1784-1791), combininghis an-thropologicalviews with his philosophyofnatural history and of the history ofhumankind to provideto these latter not onlyauniversal law, but also concrete-ness and usefulness. Forthis reason, the notion of'type'as well as models, ex-amples, analogies from the world of nature and the culturalworld are the basisof anyknowledge which pursues thegoal of enhancing humankind. |
| Grants: |
European Commission 753540
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| Rights: |
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| Language: |
Anglès |
| Document: |
Capítol de llibre ; Versió publicada |
| Published in: |
Bilddenken und Morphologie. Interdisziplinäre Studien über Form und Bilder im philosophischen und wissenschaftlichen Denken, 2021, p. 37-53, ISBN 9783110674125 |
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