Readership: Scholars and advanced students of philosophy
Michael N. Forster, University of Chicago
"This is a hugely important book. First, it shows that Herder was not only the inventor of modern social anthropology but also of modern hermeneutics, philosophy of language and translation theory; second, it shows that Herder is superior to more recent philosophy of language." - Michael Mack, Times Higher Education
"Michael Forster's two interconnected books... are vigorous and innovative invitations to look at matters quite differently... the two books offer the most philosophically sustained, searching, and convincing account of Herder's philosophical achievement to date... After Herder and German Philosophy of Language are books to be reckoned with and will amply repay the most serious attention from historians of philosophy, philosophers of language, and social theorists." - Fred Rush, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"[Forster] explores a rich and interesting vein in the history of philosophy. Equipped with massive erudition and a sharp eye for logical distinctions, he presents its achievements in a detailed, but systematic and digestible, form." - Michael Inwood, Mind
Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: HERDER 1: Johann Gottfried Herder 2: Herder's Philosophy of Language, Interpretation, and Translation: Three Fundamental Principles 3: Gods, Animals, and Artists: Some Problem Cases in Herder's Philosophy of Language 4: Herder's Importance as a Philosopher 5: Herder on Genre 6: Herder and the Birth of Modern Anthropology 7: The Liberal Temper in Classical German Philosophy: Freedom of Thought and Expression PART II: HAMANN 8: Johann Georg Hamann 9: Hamann's Seminal Importance for the Philosophy of Language? PART III: SCHLEIERMACHER 10: Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher 11: Schleiermacher's Hermeneutics: Some Problems and Solutions 12: Herder, Schleiermacher, and the Birth of Foreignizing Translation Select Bibliography
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