Johann Gottfried von Herder
The Soul of the Volk
17441803Germany
Philosopher who argued that language and geography shape the unique spirit of a people.
🌍ANTHROPOLOGISTS
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Scholars who study human societies and cultures
The "Philosophical Ancestor." Long before anthropology was a science, he sang of the "Volksgeist"—the unique spirit of a culture. He believed every nation has its own center of happiness. If every culture is a unique melody, what happens when the world starts hums only one tune?
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