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Tag Archives: romanticism
Fabricating the “Counter-Enlightenment” — Part 1: Nietzsche’s Role
When asked “Who invented the word ‘counter-Enlightenment?” Isaiah Berlin replied I don’t know who invented the concept …. Someone must have said it. Could it be myself? I should be somewhat surprised. Perhaps I did. I really have no idea.1 … Continue reading
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Tagged Begriffsgeschichte, Counter-Enlightenment, History of Concepts, Isaiah Berlin, Nietzsche, romanticism
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Deeper into the “Shallow Enlightenment” (Ludwig Tieck, George J. Adler, and Herman Meville)
Before resuming last week’s exploration of the “shallow Enlightenment,” we should take stock of where things stand. What we saw last week was that “shallow” was but one of a number of pejoratives that have been marshaled against the Enlightenment. … Continue reading
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Tagged Begriffsgeschichte, George Adler, History of Concepts, Melville, OED, philosophy, romanticism
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Pursuing the “Shallow Enlightenment” (Part I: Nineteenth-Century Trash-Talk)
In my efforts to make sense of the various pejoratives hurled at the Enlightenment, the one whose depths I’ve yet to plumb is (oddly enough) “shallow.” The term surfaces in a number of places and there’s a lot to be … Continue reading
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Tagged Begriffsgeschichte, Cassirer, History of Concepts, Ngrams, OED, romanticism
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