Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900-2002) is widely recognized as the leading exponent of philosophical hermeneutics. The essays in this volume examine Gadamer's biography, the core of hermeneutical theory, and the significance of his work for ethics, aesthetics, the social sciences, and theology. There is full consideration of Gadamer's appropriation of Hegel, Heidegger and the Greeks, as well as his relation to modernity, critical theory and poststructuralism. This revised edition includes several new chapters on aspects of Gadamer's work, as well as updated chapters from the first edition and the most comprehensive bibliography of works by and about Gadamer available in the English language.

Includes new chapters, updated chapters from the first edition, and a comprehensive bibliography of works by and about Gadamer.

About the Author
Robert J. Dostal is Rufus M. Jones Professor of Philosophy at Bryn Mawr College. He is author of Gadamer: Between Phenomenology and Dialectic (forthcoming) and editor of Phenomenology on Kant, German Idealism, Hermeneutics, and Logic (with O.K. Wiegand, L. Embree, J. Kockelmans and J. Mohanty, 2000).

Reviews
'All the contributors are recognized, well-established scholars ... the volume offers wide exposure to the whole Gadamerian opus ... Recommended.' S. Young, Choice Connect



Book Information
ISBN 9781108830409
Author Robert Dostal
Format Hardback
Page Count 360
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 781g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm