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Book SynopsisThis book retraces the development of Hans-Georg Gadamerâs philosophical hermeneutics in relation with (and against) Martin Heideggerâs early ontological hermeneutics as well as his later thought and subjects it to a critical examination from the point of view of Jacques Derridaâs deconstruction.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Part I. Translating Heidegger Chapter 1. Philosophical Hermeneutics as a “Transposition of Heidegger” Chapter 2. Understanding as a Historically Effected Event First Preliminary Conclusion: Gadamer the Modest Disciple Part II. Tradutore Tradittore Chapter 3. The Silent Turn Against Heidegger Chapter 4. Paving the Way to the later Heidegger Second Preliminary Conclusion: The Student’s Turn Against the Master Part III: The Problems with Gadamer’s Translation Chapter 5. The Dossier of the Gadamer-Derrida Encounter Revisited Chapter 6. Gadamer Critic of Derrida. Derrida Critic of Gadamer Final Conclusion: To the Thresholds of Hermeneutic Theory
