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1
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Who was Johann Von Herder

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German philosopher
1744-1803
Part of romantic reaction against the rational ideas of enlightenment

2
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What was Herder’s principle interest

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Language

3
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What was happening to Germany at the time of herders philosophy

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Germany was being divided into many separate states

Movement was to unite Germany was influenced by herder’s work

4
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What did herder think about different nations around the world

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They were divided naturally

Each defined by own culture

5
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How did herder define culture

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Developed through historical experience

Main characteristic common language

6
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What german word expressed herders idea of culture

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Volk- common experience which binds people together

7
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What was Herder less concerned with

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Biological divisions

More with cultural distinctions

8
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A quote demonstrating the importance of language to Herder

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Has a people anything dearer than the speech of its fathers?

9
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What was Herder’s book called

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Treatise on the origin of language 1772

10
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Why did herder argue the ideas of liberalism should not be applied to nationalist movements

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Every national grouping of volk was distinctive+developed own values
Opposite to napoleon- principles applicable to everyone of all circumstance

11
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What type of nationalist is herder

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Conservative nationalist

12
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Human nature summary

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People see identity in terms of collective identity with cultural group
Common language and history

13
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The state summary

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Only rightfully based on collective identity of people with common heritage

14
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Society summary

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Cultural concept

Based on shared sense of culture

15
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The economy summary

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No special relationship made