In this article, I present the Naturgemälde that Alexander von Humboldt created during his voyage from 1799-1804 to the equinoctial region of the earth. I suggest that Humboldt’s approach to nature balanced empirical mastery with aesthetic appreciation, a balancing that opened a new space of freedom for the people and places of Latin America. Humboldt helped to liberate the Latin American landscape from the dominant Eurocentric views of its anti-American detractors. I argue that this valuable balancing of mastery and freedom is rooted in some of the philosophical insights of the early German Romantics. Further, by way of reference to the work of Theodor Adorno, Martin Seel, and César Aira, I demonstrate the enduring releva...
Sin duda, la labor de Alexander von Humboldt (Berlín, 1769-1859) representa un cambio de paradigma e...
The history of our people demonstrates the greatness and while the mistakes typical of human nature....
Alexander von Humboldt’s decision to add a visit to the United States at the end of his expedition h...
En este artículo presento el concepto de la Naturgemälde y las escenas del paisaje latin...
Con permiso de la revista para este artículo[EN] The ambitious work of Alexander von Humboldt centre...
Humboldtian landscape is the best result of a close relationship between artists and scientists in t...
Cet article s’intéresse à la manière dont Alexander von Humboldt présente, par le biais de ses descr...
Sin duda, la labor de Alexander von Humboldt (Berlín, 1769-1859) representa un cambio de paradigma e...
This essay studies the intersections of science and politics in the journey and writings of Humboldt...
Alcance y contenido: The present article examines the methodological influence of Alexander von Humb...
Abstract Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland’s trip to South America, made betwe...
Article in Spanish, Abstracts in English and Spanish.As it is well known, Humboldt and Bonpland ende...
From the very first landing in a bounteous tropical world, European wonderment in the face of so man...
Con permiso de la revista para este artículo[EN] There are two basic problems to consider in relatio...
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), um dos mais completos e complexos naturalistas do século XIX, é ...
Sin duda, la labor de Alexander von Humboldt (Berlín, 1769-1859) representa un cambio de paradigma e...
The history of our people demonstrates the greatness and while the mistakes typical of human nature....
Alexander von Humboldt’s decision to add a visit to the United States at the end of his expedition h...
En este artículo presento el concepto de la Naturgemälde y las escenas del paisaje latin...
Con permiso de la revista para este artículo[EN] The ambitious work of Alexander von Humboldt centre...
Humboldtian landscape is the best result of a close relationship between artists and scientists in t...
Cet article s’intéresse à la manière dont Alexander von Humboldt présente, par le biais de ses descr...
Sin duda, la labor de Alexander von Humboldt (Berlín, 1769-1859) representa un cambio de paradigma e...
This essay studies the intersections of science and politics in the journey and writings of Humboldt...
Alcance y contenido: The present article examines the methodological influence of Alexander von Humb...
Abstract Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland’s trip to South America, made betwe...
Article in Spanish, Abstracts in English and Spanish.As it is well known, Humboldt and Bonpland ende...
From the very first landing in a bounteous tropical world, European wonderment in the face of so man...
Con permiso de la revista para este artículo[EN] There are two basic problems to consider in relatio...
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), um dos mais completos e complexos naturalistas do século XIX, é ...
Sin duda, la labor de Alexander von Humboldt (Berlín, 1769-1859) representa un cambio de paradigma e...
The history of our people demonstrates the greatness and while the mistakes typical of human nature....
Alexander von Humboldt’s decision to add a visit to the United States at the end of his expedition h...