Objectivity: The Hermeneutical and Philosophy

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Objectivity The Hermeneutical and Philosophy Günter Figal translated by Theodore D. George Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2010 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Laurie D. Searl Marketing by Michael Campochiaro Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Figal, Günter, 1949– [Gegenständlichkeit. English] Objectivity : the hermeneutical and philosophy / Günter Figal ; translated by Theodore D. George. p. cm. — (SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-3205-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Hermeneutics. 2. Objectivity. I. Title. BD241.F4513 2010 121'.686—dc22 2009051694 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This translation is dedicated to the memory of James Soden, intellectual, scholar, and devoted teacher of German literature and language at Whitman College for more than forty years. ...