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Johann Gottfried Herder

Epistemology

Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744 to 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, pastor, poet and literary critic, associated with the Enlightenment, Sturm und Drang and Weimar Classicism. Born in Mohrungen in the Kingdom of Prussia to a poor family, he studied at Königsberg, where he heard Immanuel Kant and became a protege of Johann Georg Hamann. He argued that the true spirit of a nation, its Volksgeist, is found in the common people and their folk songs, poetry and dances, and he is credited with establishing or advancing hermeneutics, linguistics, anthropology and a secular philosophy of history. After serving as a pastor in Riga and Buckeburg he became General Superintendent at Weimar through the influence of Goethe.

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Gender
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Tradition Family
Western 1
Role in Life
Cleric 1
Birth Year
1744 1
Death Year
1803 1
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Associated With

Enlightenment Philosophy, Schools of Philosophy
Source Johann Gottfried Herder (Wikipedia)

In Branch

Philosophy of History, Branches of Philosophy
Source Johann Gottfried Herder (Wikipedia)

Influenced By

Baruch Spinoza, Philosophers
Source Johann Gottfried Herder (Wikipedia)
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Philosophers
Source Johann Gottfried Herder (Wikipedia)
Immanuel Kant, Philosophers
Source Johann Gottfried Herder (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Kingdom of Prussia

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Herder was born in Mohrungen (now Morąg, Poland) in the Kingdom of Prussia

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Kingdom of Prussia

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Herder was born in Mohrungen (now Morąg, Poland) in the Kingdom of Prussia
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1. Johann Gottfried Herder (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    25 August 1744
  • Lead, death date
    18 December 1803
  • Life
    He was a Romantic philosopher and poet
  • Lead
    was a German philosopher, theologian, pastor, poet, and literary critic
  • Life, role in life
    was a German philosopher, theologian, pastor, poet, and literary critic
  • Lead, nationality
    Herder was born in Mohrungen (now Morąg, Poland) in the Kingdom of Prussia
  • Life, birthplace / region
    Herder was born in Mohrungen (now Morąg, Poland) in the Kingdom of Prussia
  • In Branch: Philosophy of History, Lead and Life
    a number of important disciplines: hermeneutics, linguistics, anthropology, and "a secular philosophy of history."
  • In Group: Other Epistemology Traditions, Lead and Life
    a number of important disciplines: hermeneutics, linguistics, anthropology, and "a secular philosophy of history."
  • Influenced By: Immanuel Kant, Lead and Life
    Herder was influenced by his academic advisor Immanuel Kant
  • Influenced By: Baruch Spinoza, Lead and Life
    as well as seventeenth-century philosophers Spinoza and Leibniz
  • Influenced By: Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Lead and Life
    as well as seventeenth-century philosophers Spinoza and Leibniz
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