Against pure reason : writings on religion, language, and history / Johann Gottfried Herder ; translated, edited, and with an introduction by Marcia Bunge.
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TextSeries: Fortress texts in modern theologyMinneapolis : Fortress Press, 1993 ©1993Description: xx, 264 pages ; 20 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0800632125 (paperback)Other title: Writings on religion, language, and historyUniform titles: Works. Selections. English. 1992. Subject(s): Religion -- Philosophy -- Early works to 1800 | Theology -- Early works to 1800 | History -- Religious aspects -- Early works to 1800LOC classification: BL51 .H47 1993Summary: The figure of Johann Gottfried Herder looms increasingly important not only for his prescient contributions to many fields - biblical criticism, philosophy of language, literary criticism, philosophy of history - but also for his pivotal position between the impulses of the Enlightenment and Romanticism. Many of Herder's questions and concerns are more pressing at the end of the modern era than they were at its inception. Bunge's lucid and engaging translations of signal texts from Herder - most appearing here for the first time in English - are arranged thematically: human nature, language, and history; myth and religion; God and nature; literature andthe Bible; and Christianity and theology. Along with her extensive Introduction and Bibliography, they constitute an essential resource for coming to terms with the checkered legacy of the Enlightenment.
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | MEF Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi | Genel Koleksiyon | BL 51 .H47 1993 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 0000341 |
The figure of Johann Gottfried Herder looms increasingly important not only for his prescient contributions to many fields - biblical criticism, philosophy of language, literary criticism, philosophy of history - but also for his pivotal position between the impulses of the Enlightenment and Romanticism. Many of Herder's questions and concerns are more pressing at the end of the modern era than they were at its inception. Bunge's lucid and engaging translations of signal texts from Herder - most appearing here for the first time in English - are arranged thematically: human nature, language, and history; myth and religion; God and nature; literature andthe Bible; and Christianity and theology. Along with her extensive Introduction and Bibliography, they constitute an essential resource for coming to terms with the checkered legacy of the Enlightenment.