| Wilhelm von Humboldt: Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767 – 1835) was a German statesman, diplomat, writer, philosopher, and linguist. He was a major figure in the Romantic movement and is best known for his work on language and education. His major works include Über den Geschlechtsunterschied (On the Difference of Sexes, 1795), Ästhetische Versuche (Aesthetic Essays, 1799),
Über die Verschiedenheit des menschlichen Sprachbaus (On the Diversity of Human Language Structure, 1836), Ideen zu einem Versuch, die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates zu bestimmen (Ideas for an Attempt to Determine the Limits of State Activity, 1792), An Essay on the Nature of the Bhagavad Gita (1824)._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |
