Aesthetica in nuce
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Aesthetica in nuce is a brief but influential 1762 philosophical treatise by Johann Georg Hamann that critiques Enlightenment rationalism and emphasizes the primacy of language, faith, and aesthetic experience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aesthetica in nuce canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
essay
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philosophical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lutheran intellectual tradition
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early German Romantic theology ⓘ |
| author | Johann Georg Hamann ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
aesthetic and religious experience disclose truth
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reason is inseparable from language and historical existence ⓘ |
| circulation | limited contemporary readership ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Prussia ⓘ |
| criticizes | Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
aesthetic judgment
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importance of language for thought ⓘ role of faith in human understanding ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical prose ⓘ |
| hasForm |
aphoristic
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fragmentary ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
critique of abstract reason
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language as medium of revelation ⓘ symbolic character of reality ⓘ unity of thought, language, and experience ⓘ |
| historicalContext | European Enlightenment ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jena Romanticism
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surface form:
German Romanticism
hermeneutics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theology
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Enlightenment philosophy ⓘ Pietism ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| laterReception | significant influence on later German thinkers ⓘ |
| length | short treatise ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
aesthetic experience as a mode of knowledge
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critique of Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ primacy of language ⓘ relationship between faith and reason ⓘ |
| movement | Counter-Enlightenment ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aphoristic style
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early critique of autonomous reason ⓘ integration of aesthetics and theology ⓘ |
| philosophicalDiscipline |
aesthetics
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epistemology ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
anti-rationalist
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fideist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1762 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Biblische Betrachtungen
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surface form:
Biblical Reflections
Xenophon’s Socratic writings ⓘ
surface form:
Socratic Memorabilia
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| religiousOrientation | Christian ⓘ |
| title | Aesthetica in nuce self-link ⓘ |
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