The Cambridge Companion to Gadamer (Cambridge Companions to Philosophy) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521000416 ISBN 13: 9780521000413

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

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.

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Review:

"This twelve-essay collection should introduce Gadamer to new readers while engaging those familiar with his work." Journal of the History of Philosophy

"...brings together many themes and conveys difficult thinking with real clarity." Philosophy in Review

"...overall, this collection is nicely judged and well-organized, and the inclusion of a very thorough bibliography at the end makes it all the more valuable..." American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521000416
• ISBN 13: 9780521000413
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 317
• Editor: Dostal Robert J.