“The savage who loves himself, his wife and child with quiet joy and glows with limited activity of his tribe as for his own life is in my opinion a more real being than that cultivated shadow who is enraptured with the shadow of the whole species”
Quote by Johann Gottfried Herder
Work
Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man
The work delves into the evolution of human thought and society, analyzing key historical periods and their impact on philosophical development. more
Author
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder was a German philosopher, born on August 25, 1744, in Halle, Germany, and died on December 18, 1803. He was a significant figure in the German Enlightenment and had a profound impact on German literature and philosophy. more