Begriffsgeschichte und historische Semantik
Ein kritisches Kompendium
[History of Concepts and Historical Semantics. A Critical Compendium]
2nd edition 2019
There is a continuing interest in the history of concepts and historical semantics. This compendium engages in a comprehensive reconstruction of contributions and debates in philosophy, humanities, social sciences, linguistics, the history of science, and cultural studies that so far have mostly been explored individually. It offers theoretical and historical orientations and opens up new interdisciplinary dimensions and issues for practical research. By no means are the history of concepts and historical semantics neutral or purely technical methods, even if it might seem so at first glance. Over the course of their history, they were made to serve many different, sometimes even contrary functions. It is especially surprising that, although many of their approaches have promoted historical thinking, they often refrained from the consequences of their own method. Until today, the paradigm of the history of concepts has only rarely been fully exhausted.
Featured on the NDR’s October 2016 non-fiction best list!
***