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Johann Gottfried Herder

Born

in Mohrungen, Germany

August 25, 1744

Died

December 18, 1803

Genre

Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality, Poetry

Influences

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Theory of culture and advocacy of intuition over rationality of German philosopher and writer Johann Gottfried von Herder greatly influenced Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and formed the basis of German romanticism.

The periods of Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang, and Weimar classicism associate this theologian, poet, and literary critic.

In 1772, Herder published Treatise on the Origin of Language and went further in this promotion of language than his earlier injunction to "spew out the ugly slime of the Seine. Speak German, oh you German." Herder then established the foundations of comparative philology within the new currents of political outlook.
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Average rating: 3.82 · 1,204 ratings · 95 reviews · 1,605 distinct works • Similar authors

	Abhandlung über den Ursprung der Sprache by Johann Gottfried Herder, Hans Dietrich Irmscher (Editor) 3.47 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1772 — 41 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Philosophical Writings by Johann Gottfried Herder, Michael N. Forster (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Another Philosophy of History and Selected Political Writings by Johann Gottfried Herder, Ioannis D. Evrigenis (Introduction), Daniel Pellerin (Introduction) 3.84 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1774 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man by Johann Gottfried Herder, David G. Payne (Editor) 3.94 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1784 — 143 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Herder Dictionary of Symbols: Symbols from Art, Archaeology, Mythology, Literature, and Religion 4.03 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakespeare by Johann Gottfried Herder, Gregory Martin Moore (Translator) 3.74 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1773 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sculpture: Some Observations on Shape and Form from Pygmalion's Creative Dream by Johann Gottfried Herder, Jason Gaiger (Translator) 3.73 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2002 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journal meiner Reise im Jahre 1769: Historisch-kritische Ausgabe by Johann Gottfried Herder, Katharina Mommsen (Editor) 3.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1846 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Writings on Aesthetics by Johann Gottfried Herder, Gregory Martin Moore (Translator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Against Pure Reason: Writings on Religion, Language, and History really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Johann Gottfried Herder

Ideen zur Philosophie der Geschichte der Menschheit (1 book)
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Johann Gottfried Herder,

David G. Payne (Editor)

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Quotes by Johann Gottfried Herder (?)

“To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful and to want what is good, hereby the spirit finds purpose of a life in reason.”
― Johann Gottfried Herder

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“Without inspiration the best powers of the mind remain dormant. There is a fuel in us which needs to be ignited with sparks.”
― Johann Gottfried Von Herder

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“We see so much that we in fact see nothing, and we know so much that we no longer possess anything that is our own, that is to say, something we could not have learned, something that arises out of the virtues and errors of our own self”
― Johann Gottfried Herder

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