Epistolare Epistemik

Ganzheitskonzepte zwischen Natur- und Kulturwissenschaften in der Korrespondenz zwischen Karl August Varnhagen von Ense, Alexander von Humboldt und Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler

By (author) Joanna Jamrozik

Book cover: Epistolare Epistemik

Extent: 216 pages

Publisher: V&R unipress

Subjects: German Studies, Nineteenth-Century Studies, Philosophy

Language: German

Hardback (Published)

(October 2025)

ISBN: 9783847119098

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $63.00

In stock

Die Studie begreift den Brief als relevantes Medium der Wissensvermittlung und Wissenszirkulation, das individuelle Erkenntnisse dokumentiert und diese durch dialogische Prozesse explizit macht.


This volume considers the epistemic function of the letter, i. e. its role as a medium for the transmission of knowledge, in the correspondence of the publicist and diplomat Karl August Varnhagen von Ense (1785-1858) with the naturalist, polyhistor, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and the Swiss physician and philosopher Ignaz Paul Vital Troxler (1780-1866), using the concept of wholeness as an example. Joanna Jamrozik follows current research on forms of knowledge construction and transmission, which emphasises the role of dialogic forms of communication.

  • By (author) Joanna Jamrozik