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 | | The Cambridge Companion to Gadamer (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) by Robert J. Dostal (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780521801935 ISBN-10: 0-521-80193-1 ISBN-13: 9780521801935 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-80193-5 Hardcover 2002-01-21 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description Hans-Georg Gadamer (b. 1900) is widely recognized as the leading exponent of philosophical hermeneutics. The essays in this collection examine Gadamer's biography, the core of hermeneutical theory, and the significance of his work for ethics, aesthetics, the social sciences, and theology. They consider his appropriation of Hegel, Heidegger, and the Greeks and his relation to modernity, critical theory, and post-structuralism. New readers will find this Companion the most convenient and accessible guide to Gadamer currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Gadamer. | ||
Book Description Hans-Georg Gadamer (b. 1900) is widely recognized as the leading exponent of philosophical hermeneutics. The essays in this collection examine Gadamer's biography, the core of hermeneutical theory, and the significance of his work for ethics, aesthetics, the social sciences, and theology; his appropriation of Hegel, Heidegger, and the Greeks; and his relation to modernity, critical theory, and post-structuralism.New readers will find this the most convenient and accessible guide to Gadamer currently available. Advanced students and specialists will find a conspectus of recent developments in the interpretation of Gadamer. | ||
Download Description Hans-Georg Gadamer (b. 1900) is widely recognized as the leading exponent of philosophical hermeneutics. The essays in this collection examine Gadamer's biography, the core of hermeneutical theory, and the significance of his work for ethics, aesthetics, the social sciences, and theology. There is full consideration of Gadamer's appropriation of Hegel, Heidegger and the Greeks, as well as his relation to modernity, critical theory and poststructuralism. | ||
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The Difficult Made Plain If you want a text that unpacks the main points of "Gadamer's Truth and Method", then, this is the text for you. The essays are clear and consise without sacrificing the complexity of Gadamer's argumentation. | ||
Broaden Your Horizons! Professor Dostal has assembled a useful collection of essays for this volume. The best contributions are by Jean Grondin (shrewd and astute, as always) and Fred Lawrence and someone named Gunter Figal. Unfortunately, Richard J. Bernstein's piece on Gadamer/Habermas/Derrida is a bit thin, while J.M. Baker Jr.'s essay on lyric poetry seems endless. Professor Dostal's essay on Gadamer and Heidegger (always a thorny subject) is especially good. Recommended. | ||