By 1770 Herder went to Strasbourg, where he met the young Goethe. This event proved to be a key juncture in the history of German literature, as Goethe was inspired by Herder's literary …

Oct 23, 2001 · It was Herder who did more than anyone else to establish the general conception and the interpretive methodology of our modern discipline of anthropology. Finally, Herder also …

Dec 14, 2025 · Johann Gottfried von Herder was a German critic, theologian, and philosopher, who was the leading figure of the Sturm und Drang literary movement and an innovator in the …

Nov 25, 2024 · Herder is best known for introducing the concept of the Volk (“folk” or “the people”) in the discussion of nations and nationalism. He challenged Enlightenment universalism, …

HERDER, JOHANN GOTTFRIED (1744–1803) Johann Gottfried Herder, German philosopher and critic, was born in Mohrungen in East Prussia. His father was a schoolteacher and he …

Aug 27, 2025 · At the heart of Herder’s philosophy lies a profound commitment to understanding the human being in context. Unlike many Enlightenment thinkers who championed abstract …

Herder was an innovative thinker whose ideas considerably influenced the formation and development of philosophical anthropology, hermeneutics, philosophy of history, philosophy of …

Johann Gottfried von Herder was a Prussian philosopher, theologian, pastor, poet, and literary critic. Herder is associated with the Age of Enlightenment, Sturm...

Johann Gottfried (von) Herder (né le 25 août 1744 à Mohrungen et mort le 18 décembre 1803 à Weimar) est un poète, théologien et philosophe allemand. Ami et mentor du jeune Goethe, ce …

Dec 14, 2025 · Herder regarded poetry as a mode of coming to terms with reality. Whereas most of his contemporaries saw it either as a product of learning or as a means of amusement, he …