Gadamer and the Transmission of History (Studies in Continental Thought)

Observing that humans often deal with the past in problematic ways, Jerome Veith looks to philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer and his hermeneutics to clarify these conceptions of history and to present ways to come to terms with them. Veith fully engages Truth and Method as well as Gadamer's entire work and relationships with other German philosophers, especially Kant, Hegel, and Heidegger in this endeavor. Veith considers questions about language, ethics, cosmopolitanism, patriotism, self-identity, and the status of the humanities in the academy in this very readable application of Gadamer's philosophical practice. Cover 1 Contents 8 Acknowledgments 10 List of Abbreviations 12 Introduction 18 From Structure to Task 29 Historical Belonging as Finite Freedom 59 The Infinity of the Dialogue 99 New Critical Consciousness 133 The Bildung of Community 162 Conclusion 179 Notes 186 Bibliography 216 Index 234 A 234 B 234 B 234 D 234 E 234 F 235 G 235 H 235 I 235 J 235 K 235 L 235 M 235 N 235 O 236 P 236 Q 236 R 236 S 236 T 236 U 236 V 236 W 236