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Book Synopsis
A Companion to Hermeneutics is a collection of original essays from leading international scholars that provide a definitive historical and critical compendium of philosophical hermeneutics.

Table of Contents

Notes on Contributors x

Introduction 1
Niall Keane and Chris Lawn

Part I Hermeneutics and the History of Philosophy 9

1 The History of Hermeneutics 11
Eileen Brennan

2 Hermeneutics and the Ancient Philosophical Legacy: Hermēneia and Phronēsis 22
Jussi Backman

3 Medieval Hermeneutics 34
David Vessey

4 Hermeneutics and Modern Philosophy: The Art of Understanding 45
Andrew Bowie

5 Gadamer and German Idealism 54
Theodore George

Part II Themes and Topics 63

6 Hermeneutics and Ethical Life: On the Return to Factical Life 65
Dennis J. Schmidt

7 Hermeneutics and Politics 72
Bruce Krajewski

8 Religion 77
Felix Ó Murchadha

9 Method 86
Inga Römer

10 Truth 96
Kristin Gjesdal

11 Historicity and Temporality 105
Brian Rogers

12 Memory 114
Hans Ruin

13 Language and Alterity 122
James Risser

14 Identity, History, Tradition 130
Charles Guignon

15 Recognition and Freedom 144
David Espinet and Matthias Flatscher

16 Aesthetics and Perception 155
Günter Figal

17 Hermeneutics and Ontology 162
István M. Fehér

18 Narrative 172
Robert Piercey

19 Rationality, Knowledge, and Relativism 180
Paul Fairfield

20 Finitude 188
Thomas Schwarz Wentzer

21 Authority 197
Robert J. Dostal

22 Subjectivity and Hermeneutics 205
John Russon

23 Biblical Hermeneutics 212
Jens Zimmermann

Part III Key Concepts 227

24 Understanding 229
Donatella Di Cesare

25 Interpretation, Judgment, and Critique 236
Rudolf A. Makkreel

26 Word, Image, and Concept 242
Nicholas Davey

27 Horizonality 248
Thomas J. Nenon

28 Application and Praxis 253
Lawrence K. Schmidt

29 Dialectic 259
Thomas Schwarz Wentzer

30 Play 265
Tony O’ Connor

31 Sense and Meaning: From Aristotle to Heidegger 270
Thomas Sheehan

32 Prejudice and Pre‐Understanding 280
István M. Fehér

33 On the Manifold Senses of Mimesis: From Plato to Gadamer and Beyond 289
John Sallis

34 The Hermeneutical Circle 299
Jean Grondin

35 Metaphor and Symbol 306
Karl Simms

36 Dialogue, Goodwill, and Community 312
David Vessey

37 Textuality 320
Karl Simms

38 Lived Experience: Erlebnis and Erfahrung 326
Nicholas Davey

Part IV Major Figures 333

39 Martin Luther 335
Jens Zimmermann

40 August Boeckh 342
Robert J. Dostal

41 Immanuel Kant 348
Rudolf A. Makkreel

42 G. W. F. Hegel 354
John Russon

43 F. D. E. Schleiermacher 360
Jens Zimmermann

44 Friedrich Nietzsche 366
Babette E. Babich

45 Wilhelm Dilthey 378
Rudolf A. Makkreel

46 Edmund Husserl 383
Pol Vandevelde

47 Martin Heidegger 389
Cristina Lafont

48 Hans‐Georg Gadamer 397
Jean Grondin

49 Mircea Eliade: Structural Hermeneutics and Philosophy 404
David M. Rasmussen

50 Paul Ricoeur 412
Robert Piercey

51 E. D. Hirsch 417
Robert J. Dostal

52 Michel Foucault 423
Tony O’ Connor

53 Gianni Vattimo 429
Nicholas Davey

54 Karl‐Otto Apel 435
Pol Vandevelde

55 Jürgen Habermas 440
Cristina Lafont

56 Richard Rorty 446
Robert Piercey

57 Günter Figal 451
Morten Sørensen Thaning

Part V Philosophical Intersections and Encounters 459

58 Hermeneutics and Phenomenology 461
Eileen Brennan

59 Hermeneutics and Deconstruction 471
Donatella Di Cesare

60 Hermeneutics, Politics, and Philosophy 481
Roberto Alejandro

61 Hermeneutic Philosophy of Science: Interpreting Nature, Reading Laboratory Science 492
Babette E. Babich

62 Hermeneutics and Pragmatism 505
David Vessey

63 Hermeneutics and Education 513
Paul Fairfield

64 Hermeneutics and Critical Theory 520
Margherita Tonon

65 Hermeneutics and Theology 530
John Panteleimon Manoussakis

66 Hermeneutics and Rhetoric 539
Bruce Krajewski

67 Hermeneutics: Literature and Being 548
Rod Coltman

68 Hermeneutics and Feminist Philosophy 557
Sara Heinämaa

69 Hermeneutics and the Analytic–Continental Divide 573
Sara Heinämaa

70 Hermeneutics and Humanism 585
István M. Fehér

71 Hermeneutics and Law 595
Francis J. Mootz III

Index 604

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      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/01/2016
      ISBN13: 9781118529638, 978-1118529638
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Companion to Hermeneutics is a collection of original essays from leading international scholars that provide a definitive historical and critical compendium of philosophical hermeneutics.

      Table of Contents

      Notes on Contributors x

      Introduction 1
      Niall Keane and Chris Lawn

      Part I Hermeneutics and the History of Philosophy 9

      1 The History of Hermeneutics 11
      Eileen Brennan

      2 Hermeneutics and the Ancient Philosophical Legacy: Hermēneia and Phronēsis 22
      Jussi Backman

      3 Medieval Hermeneutics 34
      David Vessey

      4 Hermeneutics and Modern Philosophy: The Art of Understanding 45
      Andrew Bowie

      5 Gadamer and German Idealism 54
      Theodore George

      Part II Themes and Topics 63

      6 Hermeneutics and Ethical Life: On the Return to Factical Life 65
      Dennis J. Schmidt

      7 Hermeneutics and Politics 72
      Bruce Krajewski

      8 Religion 77
      Felix Ó Murchadha

      9 Method 86
      Inga Römer

      10 Truth 96
      Kristin Gjesdal

      11 Historicity and Temporality 105
      Brian Rogers

      12 Memory 114
      Hans Ruin

      13 Language and Alterity 122
      James Risser

      14 Identity, History, Tradition 130
      Charles Guignon

      15 Recognition and Freedom 144
      David Espinet and Matthias Flatscher

      16 Aesthetics and Perception 155
      Günter Figal

      17 Hermeneutics and Ontology 162
      István M. Fehér

      18 Narrative 172
      Robert Piercey

      19 Rationality, Knowledge, and Relativism 180
      Paul Fairfield

      20 Finitude 188
      Thomas Schwarz Wentzer

      21 Authority 197
      Robert J. Dostal

      22 Subjectivity and Hermeneutics 205
      John Russon

      23 Biblical Hermeneutics 212
      Jens Zimmermann

      Part III Key Concepts 227

      24 Understanding 229
      Donatella Di Cesare

      25 Interpretation, Judgment, and Critique 236
      Rudolf A. Makkreel

      26 Word, Image, and Concept 242
      Nicholas Davey

      27 Horizonality 248
      Thomas J. Nenon

      28 Application and Praxis 253
      Lawrence K. Schmidt

      29 Dialectic 259
      Thomas Schwarz Wentzer

      30 Play 265
      Tony O’ Connor

      31 Sense and Meaning: From Aristotle to Heidegger 270
      Thomas Sheehan

      32 Prejudice and Pre‐Understanding 280
      István M. Fehér

      33 On the Manifold Senses of Mimesis: From Plato to Gadamer and Beyond 289
      John Sallis

      34 The Hermeneutical Circle 299
      Jean Grondin

      35 Metaphor and Symbol 306
      Karl Simms

      36 Dialogue, Goodwill, and Community 312
      David Vessey

      37 Textuality 320
      Karl Simms

      38 Lived Experience: Erlebnis and Erfahrung 326
      Nicholas Davey

      Part IV Major Figures 333

      39 Martin Luther 335
      Jens Zimmermann

      40 August Boeckh 342
      Robert J. Dostal

      41 Immanuel Kant 348
      Rudolf A. Makkreel

      42 G. W. F. Hegel 354
      John Russon

      43 F. D. E. Schleiermacher 360
      Jens Zimmermann

      44 Friedrich Nietzsche 366
      Babette E. Babich

      45 Wilhelm Dilthey 378
      Rudolf A. Makkreel

      46 Edmund Husserl 383
      Pol Vandevelde

      47 Martin Heidegger 389
      Cristina Lafont

      48 Hans‐Georg Gadamer 397
      Jean Grondin

      49 Mircea Eliade: Structural Hermeneutics and Philosophy 404
      David M. Rasmussen

      50 Paul Ricoeur 412
      Robert Piercey

      51 E. D. Hirsch 417
      Robert J. Dostal

      52 Michel Foucault 423
      Tony O’ Connor

      53 Gianni Vattimo 429
      Nicholas Davey

      54 Karl‐Otto Apel 435
      Pol Vandevelde

      55 Jürgen Habermas 440
      Cristina Lafont

      56 Richard Rorty 446
      Robert Piercey

      57 Günter Figal 451
      Morten Sørensen Thaning

      Part V Philosophical Intersections and Encounters 459

      58 Hermeneutics and Phenomenology 461
      Eileen Brennan

      59 Hermeneutics and Deconstruction 471
      Donatella Di Cesare

      60 Hermeneutics, Politics, and Philosophy 481
      Roberto Alejandro

      61 Hermeneutic Philosophy of Science: Interpreting Nature, Reading Laboratory Science 492
      Babette E. Babich

      62 Hermeneutics and Pragmatism 505
      David Vessey

      63 Hermeneutics and Education 513
      Paul Fairfield

      64 Hermeneutics and Critical Theory 520
      Margherita Tonon

      65 Hermeneutics and Theology 530
      John Panteleimon Manoussakis

      66 Hermeneutics and Rhetoric 539
      Bruce Krajewski

      67 Hermeneutics: Literature and Being 548
      Rod Coltman

      68 Hermeneutics and Feminist Philosophy 557
      Sara Heinämaa

      69 Hermeneutics and the Analytic–Continental Divide 573
      Sara Heinämaa

      70 Hermeneutics and Humanism 585
      István M. Fehér

      71 Hermeneutics and Law 595
      Francis J. Mootz III

      Index 604

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