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Herder and Enlightenment Politics by Eva Piirimäe (2023, Hardcover)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101009263862

ISBN-139781009263863

eBay Product ID (ePID)20058369685

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Book TitleHerder and Enlightenment Politics

Number of Pages411 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistory & Theory, General

Publication Year2023

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Philosophy

AuthorEva Piirimäe

Book SeriesIdeas in Context Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.1 in

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LCCN2022-052360

Dewey Edition23/eng/20221213

Series Volume NumberSeries Number 147

Dewey Decimal141.0943

Table Of ContentPreface; Introduction; 1. Republics, monarchies and the philosophy of human society; 2. Rousseau and the origins of the 'current malaise of the world'; 3. Montesquieu's system and reforms in Russia; 4. The Bildung of humanity and modern virtue; 5. German freedom and modern liberty; 6. The vocation of poets, pastors and philosophers; 7. State-Machines, commerce and the progress of Humanität in Europe; 8. Perpetual peace and purified patriotism; Conclusion.

SynopsisJohann Gottfried Herder initiated the modern disciplines of philosophical anthropology and cultural history, including the study of popular culture. He is also remembered as a sharp critic of colonialism and imperialism. But what types of social, economic and political arrangements did Herder envision for modern European societies? Herder and Enlightenment Politics provides a radically new interpretation of Herder's political thought, situating his ideas in Enlightenment debates on modern patriotism, commerce and peace. By reconstructing Herder's engagement with Rousseau, Montesquieu, Abbt, Ferguson, Möser, Kant and many other contemporary authors, Eva Piirimäe shows that Herder was deeply interested in the potential for cultural, moral and political reform in Russia, Germany and Europe. Herder probed the foundations of modern liberty, community and peace, developing a distinctive understanding of human self-determination, natural sociability and modern patriotism as well as advocating a vision of Europe as a commercially and culturally interconnected community of peoples., By situating his evolving ideas in pan-European debates on the problems and prospects of modern European politics, this book proposes a radically new interpretation of the political thought of Johann Gottfried Herder, and shows that Herder was deeply committed to finding ways to achieve moral and political reform in Russia, Germany and Europe.

LC Classification NumberB3051.Z7P55 2023