Zukunftsaspekte Der Geisteswissenschaften: Vier Vorträge
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At the crossroads of intellectual tradition and an uncertain future, Zukunftsaspekte der Geisteswissenschaften presents four incisive lectures that confront one of the most pressing questions of the late twentieth century: what role do the humanities — philology, history, literary study, and cultural inquiry — play in an age of rapid scientific and technological transformation? Bernhard Fabian, a distinguished German scholar of English literature and book history, argues with clarity and conviction that the Geisteswissenschaften are not relics of a bygone academic era but vital instruments for understanding human civilization, and he marshals formidable historical and philosophical evidence to make his case. Fabian's style is characteristically rigorous yet accessible, rooted in the German humanist tradition while remaining acutely conscious of Anglo-American academic discourse — a dual perspective that lends these lectures a rare comparative authority. The collection speaks directly to scholars, academics, and students grappling with questions of institutional relevance and the enduring value of humanistic inquiry, while simultaneously challenging policymakers and administrators who too readily subordinate cultural knowledge to economic utility. Published by the venerable house of Olms Weidmann, this slim but intellectually substantial volume leaves the reader asking a question that refuses to be settled: can a society truly afford to neglect the very disciplines that teach it to understand itself?
Author: Bernhard Fabian
Format: Paperback
Published: 1996, Olms Weidmann
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the crossroads of intellectual tradition and an uncertain future, Zukunftsaspekte der Geisteswissenschaften presents four incisive lectures that confront one of the most pressing questions of the late twentieth century: what role do the humanities — philology, history, literary study, and cultural inquiry — play in an age of rapid scientific and technological transformation? Bernhard Fabian, a distinguished German scholar of English literature and book history, argues with clarity and conviction that the Geisteswissenschaften are not relics of a bygone academic era but vital instruments for understanding human civilization, and he marshals formidable historical and philosophical evidence to make his case. Fabian's style is characteristically rigorous yet accessible, rooted in the German humanist tradition while remaining acutely conscious of Anglo-American academic discourse — a dual perspective that lends these lectures a rare comparative authority. The collection speaks directly to scholars, academics, and students grappling with questions of institutional relevance and the enduring value of humanistic inquiry, while simultaneously challenging policymakers and administrators who too readily subordinate cultural knowledge to economic utility. Published by the venerable house of Olms Weidmann, this slim but intellectually substantial volume leaves the reader asking a question that refuses to be settled: can a society truly afford to neglect the very disciplines that teach it to understand itself?