The theme of this paper is that language is also a social and cultural product made by humans. Therefore, it is insisted that modem language has a lot to contribute to social consensus. ln this aspect, the German language is treated as a test case. Since the German enlightenment, idealistic philosophy has proposed that human beings must be built as sentient beings. The German cultural discourse has been characterized by a tendency to abstraction. ldealistic ideas have led to formalistic effects in face of the great conf1ict of modem society. For that reason, the semiotic aspect of modern identity is a very important field of research.

I. 관심의 출발
II. 독일 관념론과 자율성 이념
III. ‘자율적 주체’라는 유럽의 문화적 구축물과 분열을 넘어서는 인간적 가능성으로서의 추상화 능력
IV. 언어와 사고
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• 이순예(서울대학교, 목포대학교 강사) | Rhi, Shun-Ye