Gadamer: A Philosophical Portrait (Studies in Continental Thought) - Hardcover

Di Cesare, Donatella

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0253007631 ISBN 13: 9780253007636

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2013

Synopsis

Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900-2002), one of the towering figures of contemporary Continental philosophy, is best known for Truth and Method, where he elaborated the concept of "philosophical hermeneutics," a programmatic way to get to what we do when we engage in interpretation. Donatella Di Cesare highlights the central place of Greek philosophy, particularly Plato, in Gadamer's work, brings out differences between his thought and that of Heidegger, and connects him with discussions and debates in pragmatism. This is a sensitive and thoroughly readable philosophical portrait of one of the 20th century’s most powerful thinkers.

About this title

About the Author:

Donatella Di Cesare is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rome "La Sapienza." She is author of Grammatica dei tempi messianici and Ermeneutica della finitezza.

Niall Keane is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Limerick.

Review:

A very readable book with great scholarly qualities. I have read it with sustained passion, and have learned a number of things in the process. (Rodolphe Gasché SUNY Buffalo)

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0253007631
• ISBN 13: 9780253007636
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248