Ideas from 'works' by Johann Gottfried Herder [1784], by Theme Structure

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19. Language / A. Nature of Meaning / 6. Meaning as Use
Study the use of words, not their origins
22. Metaethics / B. Value / 1. Nature of Value / f. Ultimate value
We cannot attain all the ideals of every culture, so there cannot be a perfect life [Berlin]
24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 7. Communitarianism / a. Communitarianism
Herder invented the idea of being rooted in (or cut off from) a home or a group [Berlin]