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Hamann, Nietzsche, and Wittgenstein on the Language of Philosophers. / Gray, Jonathan.

Hamann and the Tradition (Topics in Historical Philosophy). Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2012. p. 104-121 (Topics in historical philosophy).

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Recent years have witnessed a resurgence of scholarly interest in the work of Johann Georg Hamann (1730–1788), across disciplines. New translations of work by and about Hamann are appearing, as are a number of books and articles on Hamann’s aesthetics, theories of language and sexuality, and unique place in Enlightenment and counter-Enlightenment thought. Edited by Lisa Marie Anderson, Hamann and the Tradition gathers established and emerging scholars to examine the full range of Hamann’s impact—be it on German Romanticism or on the very practice of theology. Of particular interest to those not familiar with Hamann will be a chapter devoted to examining—or in some cases, placing—Hamann in dialogue with other important thinkers, such as Socrates, David Hume, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Buber, Franz Rosenzweig, and Ludwig Wittgenstein.

Jonathan Gray

School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures

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In this chapter I shall examine some of Johann Georg Hamann’s claims about how philosophers misuse, misunderstand, and are misled by language. I will then examine how he anticipates things that Friedrich Nietzsche and Ludwig Wittgenstein say on this topic.

Original language	English
Title	Hamann and the Tradition (Topics in Historical Philosophy)
Place of publication	Illinois
Publisher	Northwestern University Press
Publication date	2012
Pages	104-121
ISBN (Print)	9780810127982
State	Published

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Name	Topics in historical philosophy

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