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- Gadamer: A Philosophical Portrait
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Studies in Continental Thought
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- TITLE PAGE
- pp. iii-4
- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
- pp. vii-ix
- INTRODUCTION
- pp. 1-3
- 1 LIVING THROUGH A CENTURY
- pp. 4-35
- 2 THE EVENT OF TRUTH
- pp. 36-47
- 3 LINGERING IN ART
- pp. 48-67
- 5 THE CONSTELLATION OF UNDERSTANDING
- pp. 84-108
- 6 AN ETHICS CLOSE TO LIFE
- pp. 109-122
- 8 THE HORIZON OF DIALOGUE
- pp. 143-175
- 9 HERMENEUTICS AS PHILOSOPHY
- pp. 176-188
- 10 KEEPING THE DIALOGUE GOING
- pp. 189-226
- INDEX OF NAMES
- pp. 227-229
- INDEX OF TERMS
- pp. 231-233
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253007681
Related ISBN(s)
9780253007636
MARC Record
OCLC
828740349
Pages
248
Launched on MUSE
2013-05-20
Language
English
Open Access
No