Description
This classic, first published in 1969, introduces to English-speaking readers a field which is of increasing importance in contemporary philosophy and theology--hermeneutics, the theory of understanding, or interpretation.
Richard E. Palmer, utilizing largely untranslated sources, treats principally of the conception of hermeneutics enunciated by Heidegger and developed into a "philosophical hermeneutics" by Hans-Georg Gadamer. He provides a brief overview of the field by surveying some half-dozen alternate definitions of the term and by examining in detail the contributions of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Wilhelm Dilthey. In the Manifesto which concludes the book, Palmer suggests the potential significance of hermeneutics for literary interpretation.
About the Author
Richarde E. Palmer is a professor emeritus of philosophy and religion at MacMurray College.
Book Information
ISBN 9780810104594
Author Richard E. Palmer
Format Paperback
Page Count 283
Imprint Northwestern University Press
Publisher Northwestern University Press
Weight(grams) 415g
Richard E. Palmer, utilizing largely untranslated sources, treats principally of the conception of hermeneutics enunciated by Heidegger and developed into a "philosophical hermeneutics" by Hans-Georg Gadamer. He provides a brief overview of the field by surveying some half-dozen alternate definitions of the term and by examining in detail the contributions of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Wilhelm Dilthey. In the Manifesto which concludes the book, Palmer suggests the potential significance of hermeneutics for literary interpretation.
About the Author
Richarde E. Palmer is a professor emeritus of philosophy and religion at MacMurray College.
Book Information
ISBN 9780810104594
Author Richard E. Palmer
Format Paperback
Page Count 283
Imprint Northwestern University Press
Publisher Northwestern University Press
Weight(grams) 415g
