
The Origins of Cultural History: 2 – Geisteswissenschaft and the Natural Sciences: Vico versus Descartes
Isaiah Berlin
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What Is the Relationship Between the Germans and the Portuguese?
The way in which you write poetry, your handwriting, your manner of getting up and sitting down. All these things have a certain internal resemblance, or itariate, kinship affinity to similar acts on the part of the portuguese. Of course, portuguese legislation resembles german legislation. But there is something about the brushing of german hair and the way in which the germans pass their laws that makes them feel at home. In other words, this is the analysis of what it means to belong. And although, no doubt this was the feeling which is felt by most human beings in most times in the history of the world, it was herder who first defined it
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