Papers from the Conference 'The Fragile Tradition', Cambridge 2002: German literature, history and the nationP. Lang, 2004 - Europe, German-speaking |
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... human essence but about the capabilities that make it possible for humans to adapt to ever new 1 2 See , for example , Clifford Geertz , The Interpretation of Cultures , New York 1973 . The Sonderforschungsbereich 511 ' Literatur und ...
... human essence but about the capabilities that make it possible for humans to adapt to ever new 1 2 See , for example , Clifford Geertz , The Interpretation of Cultures , New York 1973 . The Sonderforschungsbereich 511 ' Literatur und ...
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... human individual through and towards the comprehensive employment of reason is a key concern of the Enlightenment : human reason is understood to perceive historicity and make sense of history ; history , in turn , conforms and bears ...
... human individual through and towards the comprehensive employment of reason is a key concern of the Enlightenment : human reason is understood to perceive historicity and make sense of history ; history , in turn , conforms and bears ...
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... human act of linguistic signification . If God had instilled in the human soul the power to reflect , He had also given humanity the power and freedom to create language : ' Man , placed in the state of reflection which is peculiar to ...
... human act of linguistic signification . If God had instilled in the human soul the power to reflect , He had also given humanity the power and freedom to create language : ' Man , placed in the state of reflection which is peculiar to ...
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List of illustrations | 8 |
Simon Ward | 13 |
Imagined Communities | 15 |
Copyright | |
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