From Luther to Heidegger: The Universities, Language, "Culture"
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This is the third in a series of four X/Twitter spaces where I discuss the rise of the Modern university and its relationship to Biblical interpretation. Here I discuss its origin in biblical interpretation, language leading to “hermeneutics," which then leads to “culture,” ultimately undercutting itself in everything encompassed in the word “worldview — all oriented around the greatest professors of history and philosophy who were attempting to define the purpose of the university.
At issue is the history, philosophy, and legacy of what created and sustained the most influential achievement of education in human history: the Modern research university by way of the rise of “history” and “philology” and their influences on “culture.” Entailed in this includes, among other things, a meticulous articulation of what— philosophically —is specifically meant by our conceptual phrase “the Modern Enlightenment.”
Further, the combination of this recording along with my previous recordings of (1) "Hermeneutics and Philology," (2) "Intro to Hegel," and the subsequent recording entitled "Reason, Science, Truth, and the Bible" complete the introductory examples of an entire series I will be releasing soon for subscribing customers entitled "The Reception of German Philosophy in America." In that series, I go into much more extensive depth on all the thinkers and texts mentioned, as well as many more, for my subscribers.
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