The Origins of German Self-Cultivation: <em>Bildung</em> and the Future of the Humanities (Spektrum: Publications of the German Studies Association #27)
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- Synopsis
- Recent devaluations of a liberal arts education call the formative concept of Bildung, a defining model of self-cultivation rooted in 18th and 19th century German philosophy and culture, into question and force us to reconsider what it once meant and now means to be an “educated” individual. This volume uses an arc of interdisciplinary scholarship to map both the epistemological origins and cultural expressions of the pivotal notion of Bildung at the heart of pursuit in the humanities. From its intriguing original historical manifestations to its continuing resonance in current ongoing debates surrounding the humanities, the editors urge us to ask and discover how the classical concept of Bildung, so central to humanistic inquiry, was historically imagined and applied in its original German context.
- Copyright:
- 2023
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- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781800738607
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781800738591
- Publisher:
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 02/09/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Jennifer Ham, Ulrich Kinzel, and David Tse-chien Pan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Jennifer Ham
- Edited by:
- Ulrich Kinzel
- Edited by:
- David Tse-chien Pan
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