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Hermeneutics: Facts and Interpretation in the Age of Information

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Is anything ever not an interpretation?
Does interpretation go all the way down?
Is there such a thing as a pure fact that is interpretation-free? If not, how are we supposed to know what to think and do?

These tantalizing questions are tackled by renowned American thinker John D Caputo in this wide-reaching exploration of what the traditional term 'hermeneutics' can mean in a postmodern, twenty-first century world. As a contemporary of Derrida's and longstanding champion of rethinking the disciplines of theology and philosophy, for decades Caputo has been forming alliances across disciplines and drawing in ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241257852
SKU
V9780241257852
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Ref
99-98

About John D. Caputo
John D. Caputo is a specialist in contemporary hermeneutics and deconstruction with a special interest in religion in the postmodern condition. The Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Villanova University, he has spearheaded an idea he calls weak theology.

Reviews for Hermeneutics: Facts and Interpretation in the Age of Information
Praise for Truth: Caputo's entertaining investigation into the nature of truth . . . sets out his case confidently, enlisting Nietzsche, Kierkegaard and Derrida as his allies. (His explanation of Derrida's thought is one of the clearest that I've read.) . . . The starting point for a more sophisticated discussion
David Wolf
Prospect
Caputo has done ... Read more

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