Hamann: Writings on Philosophy and Language

by Johann Georg Hamann

Book Overview

Johann Georg Hamann (1730-88) is a major figure not only in German philosophy but also in literature and religious history. In his own time he wrote penetrating criticisms of Herder, Kant, Mendelssohn, and other Enlightenment thinkers; after his death he was an important figure for Goethe, Hegel, Kierkegaard, and others. It was only in the twentieth century, however, that the full and radical extent of his 'linguistic' critique of philosophy was recognized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521817412
• ISBN13: 9780521817417
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"