Herder: Philosophical Writings - Paperback

by Johann Gottfried Herder (Author), Herder Johann Gottfried Von (Author), Michael N. Forster (Editor)

Herder is a figure of considerable importance in the history of philosophy and the history of ideas. His far-reaching influence encompasses philosophy--Hegel, Schleiermacher, Nietzsche, literature--Goethe, Schiller and linguistics--von Humboldt. This volume presents a comprehensive selection of his writings in a new translation, with an introduction that sets them in their philosophical and historical context.