Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 248 pages)
ISBN:
9781800102484
,
9781800102491
Series Statement:
Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture Ser. v.230
Content:
Shows that the work of Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) forms a philosophy of dialogue and communication that is crucially relevant to contemporary debates in the Humanities.
Content:
Front Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on Texts -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1: Humboldt and the Dialectic of Enlightenment: Language, Culture, and Freedom -- 2: Language, Dialogue, and Translation: The Human Relevance of the Comparative Study of Language -- 3: Language Interaction and Language Change: Humboldt on the Kawi Language of Java -- 4: Humboldt, "Orientalism," and Understanding the Other -- 5: Humboldt, Translation, and Dialogue between Faiths: Emmanuel Levinas, Stanley Hauerwas, and Sha -- 6: Scriptural Reasoning: Dialogue and Translation in Practice -- 7: Secularity and Communities of Faith in the Public Sphere -- 8: Wilhelm von Humboldt: Translation, Dialogue, and the Modern University -- Bibliography -- Index.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781571139757
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Walker, John, 1956 - Wilhelm von Humboldt and transcultural communication in a multicultural world Rochester, New York : Camden House, 2022 ISBN 9781571139757
Language:
English
Subjects:
German Studies
Keywords:
Humboldt, Wilhelm von 1767-1835
;
Interkulturelle Kompetenz
;
Sprachphilosophie
