Description: Further DetailsTitle: Gadamer: A Guide for the PerplexedCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/24/2006ISBN-10: 082648462XEAN: 9780826484628ISBN: 9780826484628Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.Description: Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed are clear, concise and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that students and readers can find especially challenging. Concentrating specifically on what it is that makes the subject difficult to fathom, these books explain and explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough and confident understanding of demanding material. Hans-Georg Gadamer is one of the formeost European philosophers of recent times. His work on philosophical hermeneutics defined the whole subject, and Truth and Method, his magnum opus, is a landmark text in modern philosophy. However, Gadamer's ideas, the complex relationship between them, and the often opaque way they are expressed, undoubtedly pose a considerable challenge for the reader. Gadamer: A Guide for the Perplexed is the ideal text for anyone trying to get to grips with Gadamer's work. Providing a clear account of the central tenets of Gadamer's philosophy, the book does not shy away from the more complex material and provides an invaluably thorough and fully engaged account of Gadamer's hermeneutics.There is clear exposition and analysis of such key terms - often problematic for the reader - as 'fusion of horizons', 'effective historical consciousness' and 'the logic of question and answer', as well as Gadamer's redefinition of such concepts as 'prejudice', 'authority' and 'tradition'. The book also discusses Gadamer's influence in other areas of philosophy; the response of other philosophers to his work; and criticisms of his work on the grounds of relativism.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 138mmItem Weight: 236gAuthor: Chris LawnGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Guides for the PerplexedType: History & Schools of ThoughtRelease Year: 2006 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Release Date: 05/24/2006
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Book Title: Gadamer: A Guide for the Perplexed
Title: Gadamer: A Guide for the Perplexed
ISBN-10: 082648462X
EAN: 9780826484628
ISBN: 9780826484628
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Publication Name: Gadamer: a Guide for the Perplexed
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Subject: History & Surveys / Modern, Hermeneutics
Publication Year: 2006
Item Height: 0.4 in
Item Weight: 7.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Philosophy
Author: Chris Lawn
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Series: Guides for the Perplexed Ser.
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