Synopses & Reviews
Published in 1960, Hans-Georg Gadamer’s Truth and Method is one of the most influential books on interpretation to have appeared in the past half century. Scholars across the humanities have applied, discussed, and criticized its insights. This volume aims to continue this conversation between hermeneutics and the humanities and tries to map Gadamer’s influence on the humanities, while identifying the possibilities for further interaction between his ideas and contemporary scholarship. This bilingual collection is essential reading for scholars interested in issues of methodology, theory, and philosophy.
Synopsis
This excellent collection contains 13 essays from Gadamer's Kleine Schriften, dealing with hermeneutical reflection, phenomenology, existential philosophy, and philosophical hermeneutics. Gadamer applies hermeneutical analysis to Heidegger and Husserl's phenomenology, an approach that proves critical and instructive.
About the Author
Madeleine Kasten lectures at the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University.
Madeleine Kasten is a lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University.
Rico Sneller is a lecturer at the Faculty of Humanities of Leiden University.