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Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory in Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, and Gadamer (Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy) by Richard Edward Palmer is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
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Hermeneutics introduces English-speaking readers to a field of increasing importance in contemporary philosophy and theologyhermeneutics, the theory of understanding, or interpretation. Hermeneutics is concerned with the character of understanding, especially as it is related to interpreting linguistic texts. It goes beyond mere philological methodology, however, to questions of the philosophy of language, the nature of historical understanding, and ultimately the roots of interpretation in existential understanding. Palmer principally treats the conception of hermeneutics enunciated by Heidegger and developed into a philosophical hermeneutics by Hans-Georg Gadamer. He provides a brief overview of the field of hermeneutics by surveying some half-dozen alternate definitions of the term and by examining indetail the contributions of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Wilhelm Dilthey. In the Manifesto which concludes the book, Palmer suggests the potential significance of hermeneutics for literary interpretation. When the context of interpretation is pressed to its limits, hermeneutics becomes the philosophical analysis of what is involved in every act of understanding. In this context, her
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- Author
- Richard Edward Palmer
- Publisher
- Evanston [Ill.]: Northwestern University Press
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780810104594
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Christian, Reference, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (81 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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