The Gadamer Reader: A Bouquet of the Later Writings (Topics In Historical Philosophy)

This Volume Begins With An Autobiographical Sketch And Culminates In A Conversation With Jean Grondin That Looks Back Over A Lifetime Of Productive Philosophical Work. 1. Autobiographical Reflections -- Part 1. Defining The Idea Of A Philosophical Hermeneutics -- 2. Classical And Philosophical Hermeneutics -- 3. The Universality Of The Hermeneutical Problem -- 4. Language And Understanding -- 5. From Word To Concept: The Task Of Hermeneutics As Philosophy -- Part 2. Hermeneutics, Art, And Poetry -- 6. Aesthetics And Hermeneutics -- 7. On The Truth Of The Word -- 8. Text And Interpretation -- 9. The Artwork In Word And Image: So True, So Full Of Being! -- Part 3. Hermeneutics And Practical Philosophy -- 10. Hermeneutics As Practical Philosophy -- 11. Hermeneutics As A Theoretical And Practical Task -- 12. Greek Philosophy And Modern Thinking -- 13. On The Possibility Of A Philosophical Ethics -- Part 4. Gadamer On Plato, Hegel, Heidegger, And Derrida -- 14. Plato As Portraitist -- 15. The Heritage Of Hegel -- 16. Heidegger And The Language Of Metaphysics -- 17. Hermeneutics And The Ontological Difference -- 18. Hermeneutics Tracking The Trace [on Derrida] -- Part 5. Concluding Dialogue With Jean Grondin -- 19. A Look Back Over The Collected Works And Their Effective History. Hans-georg Gadamer ; Edited By Richard E. Palmer ; Translated From The German. A Translation Of The 1997 Gadamer Lesebuch, Augmented By Three Essays Not Included In The Lesebuch. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 433-464) And Indexes. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgments......Page 10 Autobiographical Reflections......Page 16 Part 1. Defining the Idea of a Philosophical Hermeneutics......Page 52 Classical and Philosophical Hermeneutics......Page 54 The Universality of the Hermeneutical Problem......Page 85 Language and Understanding......Page 102 From Word to Concept: The Task of Hermeneutics as Philosophy......Page 121 Part 2. Hermeneutics, Art, and Poetry......Page 134 Aesthetics and Hermeneutics......Page 136 On the Truth of the Word......Page 145 Text and Interpretation......Page 169 The Artwork in Word and Image: “So True, So Full of Being!”......Page 205 Part 3. Hermeneutics and Practical Philosophy......Page 238 Hermeneutics as Practical Philosophy......Page 240 Hermeneutics as a Theoretical and Practical Task......Page 259 Greek Philosophy and Modern Thinking......Page 279 On the Possibility of a Philosophical Ethics......Page 287 Part 4. Gadamer on Plato, Hegel, Heidegger, and Derrida......Page 304 Plato as Portraitist......Page 306 The Heritage of Hegel......Page 335 Heidegger and the Language of Metaphysics......Page 358 Hermeneutics and the Ontological Difference......Page 369 Hermeneutics Tracking the Trace [On Derrida]......Page 385 Part 5. Concluding Dialogue with Jean Grondin......Page 420 A Look Back over the Collected Works and Their Effective History......Page 422 List of Abbreviations......Page 442 Notes......Page 446 Index of Persons......Page 478 Index of Subject Matter......Page 482

Gadamer Lesebuch was originally published in German in 1997 and was compiled and edited by Jean Grondin in consultation with Hans-Georg Gadamer. A cross section of writings by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers, the volume begins with an autobiographical sketch and culminates in a conversation with Jean Grondin that looks back over a lifetime of productive philosophical work.

The Gadamer Reader: A Bouquet of the Later Writings richly conveys the scope and depth of Gadamer's thought, including his work in hermeneutics, aesthetics, and practical philosophy and his essays on Plato, Hegel, and Heidegger. The sixteen essays contained in the German edition are augmented here by three others: Gadamer's last essay on Derrida, Hermeneutics Tracking the Trace (1994), and two writings on practical philosophy. In addition, Palmer offers introductory remarks before each essay, explaining its importance in the context of Gadamer's writings and defining its essential terms. Palmer makes this critically important philosopher clear and accessible to English-speaking readers.

Gadamer Lesebuch was originally published in German in 1997 and was compiled and edited by Jean Grondin in consultation with Hans-Georg Gadamer. A cross section of writings by one of the twentieth century's greatest philosophers, the volume begins with an autobiographical sketch and culminates in a conversation with Jean Grondin that looks back over a lifetime of productive philosophical work. The Gadamer Reader: A Bouquet of the Later Writings richly conveys the scope and depth of Gadamer's thought, including his work in hermeneutics, aesthetics, and practical philosophy and his essays on Plato, Hegel, and Heidegger. The sixteen essays contained in the German edition are augmented here by three others: Gadamer's last essay on Derrida, Hermeneutics Tracking the Trace (1994), and two writings on practical philosophy. In addition, Palmer offers introductory remarks before each essay, explaining its importance in the context of Gadamer's writings and defining its essential terms. Palmer makes this critically important philosopher clear and accessible to English-speaking readers.