CONHECIMENTO HISTÓRICO COMO FORMAÇÃO DE VALORES PARA UMA VIDA ARTÍSTICA: UMA LEITURA DE REMBRANDT ALS ERZIEHER DE JULIUS LANGBEHN

Abstract

Julius Langbehn’s book, Rembrandt als Erzieher, was published in 1890 and had an immediate editorial success. Overall, the book presented a very critical point of view about the german culture in the late nineteenth century. The refusal to the modern scientific knowledge was the center of Langbehn’s thought. This article aims analyzing Rembrandt als Erzieher based on three mean questions: the first is the analysis of the author’s conceptions on the science in the late nineteenth century. Then it is sought out to understand the relation of Langbehn’s ideas on science to his conception of historical knowledge. Finally, it is aimed to understand  the connection between historical knowledge  and the concept of Bildung though the pragmatical function of historiography.