Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences: Essays on Language, Action and Interpretation - Softcover

Ricoeur, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521280028 ISBN 13: 9780521280020

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1981

Synopsis

This is a collection in translation of essays by Paul Ricoeur which presents a comprehensive view of his philosophical hermeneutics, its relation to the views of his predecessors in the tradition and its consequences for the social sciences. The volume has three parts. The studies in the first part examine the history of hermeneutics, its central themes and the outstanding issues it has to confront. In Part II, Ricoeur's own current, constructive position is developed. A concept of the text is formulated as the implications of the theory are pursued into the domains of sociology, psychoanalysis and history. Many of the essays appear here in English for the first time; the editor's introduction brings out their background in Ricoeur's thought and the continuity of his concerns. The volume will be of great importance for those interested in hermeneutics and Ricoeur's contribution to it, and will demonstrate how much his approach offers to a number of disciplines.

About this title

Book Description:

A collection of essays, in translation, by Ricoeur, a leading proponent of the hermeneutical method in philosophy. Essays examine the history and central themes of hermeneutics, Ricoeur's position in a systematic theory of language and interpretation and implications of the theory into the domains of sociology and psychoanalysis.

From the Back Cover:

This is a collection in translation of recent essays by Paul Ricoeur which presents a comprehensive view of his philosophical hermeneutics, its relation to the views of his predecessors in the tradition and its consequences for the social sciences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0521280028
• ISBN 13: 9780521280020
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314