German romanticism as a predecessor to Ferdinand de Saussure's thought
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Ferdinand de Saussure
german romanticism
albertine necker de saussure

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German romanticism as a predecessor to Ferdinand de Saussure’s thought. (2025). Journal of Philosophy of the University of Costa Rica, 60(157). https://doi.org/10.15517/revfil.2021.47474

Abstract

This paper deals with some plausible links between German Romanticism thinkers and Saussure’s thought. In particular, I examine texts of Schleiermacher, Novalis, and W. Humboldt. F. Saussure’s main text employed is the Cours de linguistique générale (1916). Likewise, Albertine Necker de Saussure (F. Saussure’s great aunt) is taken into account as a relevant thinker in the relation F. Saussure-Romanticism.

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