Hans-Georg Gadamer
By Karl Simms
Series Editor: Robert Eaglestone
Routledge – 2015 – 182 pages
Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers
Routledge – 2015 – 182 pages
Series: Routledge Critical Thinkers
Hans-Georg Gadamer’s theory of hermeneutics is one of the most important modern theories of interpretation and understanding, and at its heart is the experience of reading literature. In this clear and comprehensive guide to Gadamer’s thought, Karl Simms:
With a significance that crosses disciplinary boundaries from cultural studies, literary theory and philosophy through to history, music and fine arts, Gadamer’s pioneering work on hermeneutic theory remains of crucial importance to the study of texts in the humanities.
Why Gadamer? Key Ideas. 1. Hermeneutics in Theory: From Schleiermacher to Heidegger 2. The Greeks (1): Plato and Dialogue 3. The Greeks (2): Aristotle and Phronēsis 4. Situation and Horizon, Prejudice and Tradition, Language and Play 5. Hermeneutics in Practice: Reading Texts After Gadamer Further Reading
Karl Simms is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Liverpool, UK. His other books include the Routledge Critical Thinkers Paul Ricoeur.
Name: Hans-Georg Gadamer (Paperback) – Routledge
Description: By Karl SimmsSeries Editor: Robert Eaglestone. Hans-Georg Gadamer’s theory of hermeneutics is one of the most important modern theories of interpretation and understanding, and at its heart is the experience of reading literature. In this clear and comprehensive guide to Gadamer’s...
Categories: Literature, Literary/Critical Theory, Literature & Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Philosophy