Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. A Note on the Translations xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Enlightenment Philosophy and the Problem of Method: The Origins of Herder’s Aesthetic Theory 11
7. 2. The Ideal of a Philosophical History of Aesthetics: The Diverse Unity of Nature 51
8. 3. The Philosophy of Language and Its Relation to Aesthetic Theory 82
9. 4. Toward an Ontology of the Arts: The First Kritisches Wäldchen 119
10. 5. The Psychology of Aesthetic Perception: The Fourth Kritisches Wäldchen 155
11. 6. Herder’s Theory of Sculpture: Vision and Touch and the Outline of a Philosophical “Anaglyphies” 203
12. Conclusion 233
13. Bibliography 239
14. Index 251