Beyond Posthumanism by Alexander Maths

Beyond Posthumanism by Alexander Maths

Kant, Goethe, Schiller and other eighteenth-century German intellectuals loom large in the history of the humanities-both in terms of their individual achievements and their collective embodiment of the values that inform modern humanistic inquiry. Taking full account of the manifold challenges that the humanities face today, this volume recasts the question of their viability by tracing their long-disputed premises in German literature and philosophy. Through insightful analyses of key texts, Alexander Math s mounts a broad defense of the humanistic tradition, emphasizing its pursuit of a universal ethics and ability to render human experiences comprehensible through literary imagination.

“Beyond Posthumanism is a timely intervention into a high-stakes debate on the value of humanist education todayThe book situates this debate in a wider historical framework, thereby demonstrating the often overlooked complexity of humanistic concepts. Highlighting literature's unique ability to serve as a meta-sphere for reflection, this is a comprehensive and thoughtful consideration of one of the great questions of contemporary education.” • Christine Lehleiter, University of Toronto

Alexander Mathäs is Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Oregon.

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ISBN 13	9781836950745
ISBN 10	1836950748
Title	Beyond Posthumanism
Author	Alexander Mathäs
Series	Spektrum: Publications Of The German Studies Association
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Berghahn Books
Year published	2025-09-01
Number of pages	314
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