Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics

Author: Jean Grondin
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300070897
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 260

Book Description
In this wide-ranging historical introduction to philosophical hermeneutics, Jean Grondin discusses the major figures from Philo to Habermas, analyzes conflicts between various interpretive schools, and provides a persuasive critique of Gadamer's view of hermeneutic history, though in other ways Gadamer's Truth and Method serves as a model for Grondin's approach. Grondin begins with brief overviews of the pre-nineteenth-century thinkers Philo, Origen, Augustine, Luther, Flacius, Dannhauer, Chladenius, Meier, Rambach, Ast, and Schlegel. Next he provides more extensive treatments of such major nineteenth-century figures as Schleiermacher, Böckh, Droysen, and Dilthey. There are full chapters devoted to Heidegger and Gadamer as well as shorter discussions of Betti, Habermas, and Derrida. Because he is the first to pay close attention to pre-Romantic figures, Grondin is able to show that the history of hermeneutics cannot be viewed as a gradual, steady progression in the direction of complete universalization. His book makes it clear that even in the early period, hermeneutic thinkers acknowledged a universal aspect in interpretation--that long before Schleiermacher, hermeneutics was philosophical and not merely practical. In revising and correcting the standard account, Grondin's book is not merely introductory but revisionary, suitable for beginners as well as advanced students in the field.

Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics

Author: Jean Grondin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300059694
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 231

Book Description
In this book, Jean Grondin discusses the major figures from Philo to Habermas, analyzes conflicts between various interpretive schools, and provides a persuasive account and a critical appraisal of Gadamer's Truth and Method. This book is destined to become a first-hand working instrument for all those who wish to initiate themselves to the discipline.

Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Jens Zimmermann
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191508535
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 177

Book Description
Hermeneutics is the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, a behaviour that is intrinsic to our daily lives. As humans, we decipher the meaning of newspaper articles, books, legal matters, religious texts, political speeches, emails, and even dinner conversations every day . But how is knowledge mediated through these forms? What constitutes the process of interpretation? And how do we draw meaning from the world around us so that we might understand our position in it? In this Very Short Introduction Jens Zimmermann traces the history of hermeneutic theory, setting out its key elements, and demonstrating how they can be applied to a broad range of disciplines: theology; literature; law; and natural and social sciences. Demonstrating the longstanding and wide-ranging necessity of interpretation, Zimmermann reveals its significance in our current social and political landscape. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Philosophical Hermeneutics

Author: Hans-Georg Gadamer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520034754
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
'This volume presents carefully selected essays from Gadamer's Kleine Schriften. The seven essays comprising Part 1 contain Gadamer's discussion of hermeneutical reflection. Part 2 consists of six essays dealing with phenomenology, existential philosophy, and philosophical hermeneutics.

Sources of Hermeneutics

Author: Jean Grondin
Publisher: State University of New York Press
ISBN: 143840512X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
This book provides an introduction to the historical sources of philosophical hermeneutics as it has come to fruition in the work of Heidegger and Gadamer.

Translational Hermeneutics

Author: Radegundis Stolze
Publisher: Zeta Books
ISBN: 6068266427
Category : Translating and interpreting
Languages : en
Pages : 466

Book Description
This volume presents selected papers from the first symposium on Hermeneutics and Translation Studies held at Cologne in 2011. Translational Hermeneutics works at the intersection of theory and practice. It foregrounds both hermeneutical philosophy and the various traditions -- especially phenomenology -- to which it is indebted, in order to explore the ways in which the individual person figures at the center of the mediating process of translation. Translational Hermeneutics offers alternative ways to understand the process of translating: it is a holistic and strategic process that enhances understanding by assisting the transmission of meaning in and across multiple social and cultural contexts. The papers in this collection accordingly provide a preliminary outline of Translational Hermeneutics. Gathered together, these papers broach a new discipline within Translation Studies. While some essays explain the theoretical foundations of this approach, others concentrate on practical applications in diverse fields, for example literary studies, and postcolonial studies.

Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics

Author: Ladislav Tkáčik
Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
ISBN: 9783631674598
Category : Hermeneutics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
The text presents synoptic history of philosophical hermeneutics from his oldest classical history proceed with medieval hermeneutics, hermeneutics of Protestantism, modern times, Romanticism and Historicism to 20th century hermeneutic thinking presented by Husserl, Heidegger, Gadamer, Habermas, Ricoeur, Derrida and Ingarden.

Hermeneutics and the Voice of the Other

Author: James Risser
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791432570
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
Elucidates the major components of Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics found in his later work.

A Teacher's Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics

Author: Timothy W. Crusius
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of English
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 124

Book Description

Gadamer

Author: Georgia Warnke
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 074566900X
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Hans-Georg Gadamer is one of the leading philosophers in the world today. His philosophical hermeneutics has had a major impact in a wide range of disciplines, including the social sciences, literary criticism, theology and jurisprudence. Truth and Method, his major work, is widely recognised to be one of the great classics of twentieth-century thought. In this book Georgia Warnke provides a clear and systematic exposition of Gadamer's work, as well as a balanced and thoughtful assessment of his views. Warnke gives particular attention to the ways in which Gadamer's work has been taken up and criticised by literary critics, social theorists and philosophers, such as Hirsch, Habermas and Rorty. She thus provides an introduction to Gadamer which demonstrates the relevance of his work to current debates in a variety of disciplines. This book will be invaluable to students and specialists throughout the humanities and social sciences, as well as to anyone who is interested in the most important developments in contemporary thought.