The philosophy of culture that emerged at the end of the 19th century sought a universal claim to understand the conditions of the development of human self-organization as history. It represented an epistemological position that explored the differentiation of culture and its functions as a result of the interplay of intellect…
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Meyer, Thomas, “Philosophy of Culture”, in: Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture Online, Original German Language Edition: Enzyklopädie Jüdischer Geschichte und Kultur. Im Auftrag der Sächsischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Leipzig herausgegeben von Dan Diner. © J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart/Springer-Verlag GmbH Deutschland 2011–2017. Consulted online on 02 April 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2468-8894_ejhc_COM_0431>
First published online: 2017
First print edition: 20210312
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