*Johann Gottfried von Herder* 0:06 Johann Gottfried von Herder, student of Immanuel Kant. Schoolteacher. 0:45 He began traveling throughout Europe, visiting a variety of well known people in The German Enlightenment. 1:12 Herder is conversational in his writing. He wants to make philosophy accessible to the average person, written to the average education person. 2:09 + Conversational, Informal, Talking to the man on the street. 2:43 He does not present a sustained systematic theory. 3:03 It's not just to be conversational, it's because Herder believes Philosophical Systems are A BAD IDEA. 4:10 "A Theory is a Dangerous Thing To Have." 4:54 Theory blinds us to evidence that is really there. 5:10 The Theory of Knowledge, Concepts, Knowledge comes from Experience. 5:35 Ethics is a matter of feeling, not a matter of reason. 6:07 Metaphysics is a mistake, Herder finds no way to get empirical data about Idealism vs Realism. 6:49 A Skeptical Epistemological Argument. 7:22 "In the end this is a matter of bookkeeping." 7:43 A Variety of Ways for accounting for the world from A Metaphysical Point of View. 8:14 "How can we ever know the answer?"
Wow prof... Thank you for sharing! I thought it was incredible no philosopher brought forward these arguments, exactly my point of view. The bad news: it was done already in Kant's time (and by a German!) but that didn't stop anybody from the Hegels to the Wittgensteins, and I won't mention some French and Italians... Thanks!
*Johann Gottfried von Herder*
0:06 Johann Gottfried von Herder, student of Immanuel Kant. Schoolteacher.
0:45 He began traveling throughout Europe, visiting a variety of well known people in The German Enlightenment.
1:12 Herder is conversational in his writing. He wants to make philosophy accessible to the average person, written to the average education person.
2:09 + Conversational, Informal, Talking to the man on the street.
2:43 He does not present a sustained systematic theory.
3:03 It's not just to be conversational, it's because Herder believes Philosophical Systems are A BAD IDEA.
4:10 "A Theory is a Dangerous Thing To Have."
4:54 Theory blinds us to evidence that is really there.
5:10 The Theory of Knowledge, Concepts, Knowledge comes from Experience.
5:35 Ethics is a matter of feeling, not a matter of reason.
6:07 Metaphysics is a mistake, Herder finds no way to get empirical data about Idealism vs Realism.
6:49 A Skeptical Epistemological Argument.
7:22 "In the end this is a matter of bookkeeping."
7:43 A Variety of Ways for accounting for the world from A Metaphysical Point of View.
8:14 "How can we ever know the answer?"
Wow prof... Thank you for sharing! I thought it was incredible no philosopher brought forward these arguments, exactly my point of view. The bad news: it was done already in Kant's time (and by a German!) but that didn't stop anybody from the Hegels to the Wittgensteins, and I won't mention some French and Italians... Thanks!
"Ethics is a matter of feelings and not reason"
Did he come to that conclusion via reason or just feelings?
@@DManCAWMaster Good question!
@@PhiloofAlexandria Thank you Dr.Bonevac
Why did Nassim Taleb's image appear on the video?
@@naayou99 TH-cam picked that-I’ve fixed it.
The origin of language? Discuss that alone!