Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder
Enlightenment / Romantic · Philosophy of culture
Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity
by Johann Gottfried Herder. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Johann Gottfried Herder examining language, nation, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- 1784–1791
- Origin
- Germany
- Genre
- Philosophy of culture
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Johann Gottfried Herder examining language, nation, history; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.