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    • Publisher:
      Acumen Publishing
      Publication date:
      05 February 2013
      30 August 2002
      ISBN:
      9781844653430
      9781902683645
      9781902683652
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/UPO9781844653430
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      • Subjects:
      Twentieth-Century Philosophy, Philosophy
      Series:
      Continental European Philosophy
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    The ideas of the German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900–2002) have had considerable influence, both in their own right as the leading modern exposition of philosophical hermeneutics and in interpreting the works of others, especially Heidegger, Hegel and Plato. This introduction provides authoritative interpretation and exposition of Gadamer's monumental work, Truth and Method (1960). With exemplary clarity Grondin presents the key themes of the book – method, humanism, aesthetic judgement, truth, the work of history – and provides readers with an unrivalled guide through Gadamer's often complex and difficult ideas. Of particular value is the way in which Grondin situates Gadamer's concerns within the wider context of traditional philosophical issues, showing, for example, how Gadamer both continues, and significantly modifies, the philosophical problem of the method as it begins with Descartes, and how he advances rather than simply follows Heidegger's treatment of the relationship of thinking and language. In this way Grondin shows how the issues of philosophical hermeneutics are relevant for contemporary concerns in science and history. The Philosophy of Gadamer is essential reading for all students, beginning or experienced, setting out to tackle Gadamer's challenging body of work.

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    "There is perhaps no better expositor of Gadamer's philosophical work than Jean Grondin. Here, he does a wonderful job of laying out all of the key themes of Truth and Method, disentangling them, but never severing their connections ... and situating Gadamer's concerns in the context of traditional philosophical issues. I would place Grondin's book first on the list as an aid to taking up Gadamer."

    Dennis Schmidt

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