Herder's Political Thought : A Study on Language, Culture and Community /
Spencer, Vicki A.
Herder's Political Thought : A Study on Language, Culture and Community / Vicki A. Spencer. - 1 online resource (368 p.)
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Johann Gottfried Herder was a philosopher and important intellectual presence in eighteenth-century Germany. Herder's Political Thought examines the work of this significant figure in the context of both historical and contemporary developments in political philosophy.Vicki A. Spencer reveals Herder as one of the first Western philosophers to grapple seriously with cultural diversity without abandoning a commitment to universal values and the first to make language and culture an issue of justice. As Spencer argues, both have made Herder a source of inspiration for the pluralist turn of contemporary political philosophy. Contending that in an era of globalization, it is no longer possible to ignore Herder's crucial insights on the relationship between cultural membership and individual identity, Spencer demonstrates how these ideas can help us understand, and perhaps resolve, the linguistic and cultural-political struggles of our times.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442643024 9781442695344
10.3138/9781442695344 doi
Political science--Philosophy.
DISCOUNT-B.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
B3051.Z7 / S64 2012
320.01
Herder's Political Thought : A Study on Language, Culture and Community / Vicki A. Spencer. - 1 online resource (368 p.)
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Johann Gottfried Herder was a philosopher and important intellectual presence in eighteenth-century Germany. Herder's Political Thought examines the work of this significant figure in the context of both historical and contemporary developments in political philosophy.Vicki A. Spencer reveals Herder as one of the first Western philosophers to grapple seriously with cultural diversity without abandoning a commitment to universal values and the first to make language and culture an issue of justice. As Spencer argues, both have made Herder a source of inspiration for the pluralist turn of contemporary political philosophy. Contending that in an era of globalization, it is no longer possible to ignore Herder's crucial insights on the relationship between cultural membership and individual identity, Spencer demonstrates how these ideas can help us understand, and perhaps resolve, the linguistic and cultural-political struggles of our times.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442643024 9781442695344
10.3138/9781442695344 doi
Political science--Philosophy.
DISCOUNT-B.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
B3051.Z7 / S64 2012
320.01