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Book SynopsisConveys the scope and depth of Hans-Georg Gadamer's thought, covering the range of his work in hermeneutics, aesthetics, practical philosophy, and essays on Plato, Hegel, and Heidegger. This work also covers introductory remarks before each essay that explain its importance in the context of Gadamer's writings and define its key terms.
Table of ContentsPREFACE BY RICHARD E. PALMER; 1. Autobiographical Reflections; I. DEFINING THE IDEA OF A PHILOSOPHICAL HERMENEUTICS; 2. Classical and Philosophical Hermeneutics; 3. The Universality of the Hermeneutical Problem; 4. Language and Understanding; 5. Hermeneutics Tracking the Trace; II. HERMENEUTICS, ART, AND POETRY; 6. Aesthetics and Hermeneutics; 7. On the Truth of the Word; 8. Text and Interpretation; 9. The Artwork in Word and Image; 10. From Word to Concept; III. HERMENEUTICS AND PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY; 11. Hermeneutics as Practical Philosophy; 12. Hermeneutics as a Theoretical and Practical Task; 13. Greek Philosophy and Modern Thinking; 14. On the Possibility of a Philosophical Ethics; IV. GADAMER ON PLATO, HEGEL, AND HEIDEGGER; 15. Plato as Portraitist; 16. The Heritage of Hegel; 17. Heidegger and the Language of Metaphysics; 18. Hermeneutics and the Ontological Difference; CONCLUSION; 19. Gadamer in a Dialogical Review of His Writings with Jean Grondin.
