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The Problem of Objectivity in Gadamer´s Hermeneutics in Light of McDowell´s Empiricism
Morten S. Thaning
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Hardback. Series: Contributions to Hermeneutics. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCF3; HPJ; HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 497.
This book reassesses Gadamer’s hermeneutics by bringing it into a dialogue with John McDowell’s minimal empiricism. It employs the resources of McDowell’s minimal empiricism to address the transcendental and ontological presuppositions for objective experience and understanding, while retaining Gadamer’s emphasis on the historicity of understanding. By means of the dialogue with McDowell, the book develops a hermeneutical conception of objectivity and perceptual experience, which also entails reinterpretations of Gadamer’s notions of tradition, practical wisdom and meaning. The book explores the philosophical space beyond the analytic-Continental divide and demonstrates that hermeneutics is not limited to a reflection on understanding as it ... Read more
This book reassesses Gadamer’s hermeneutics by bringing it into a dialogue with John McDowell’s minimal empiricism. It employs the resources of McDowell’s minimal empiricism to address the transcendental and ontological presuppositions for objective experience and understanding, while retaining Gadamer’s emphasis on the historicity of understanding. By means of the dialogue with McDowell, the book develops a hermeneutical conception of objectivity and perceptual experience, which also entails reinterpretations of Gadamer’s notions of tradition, practical wisdom and meaning. The book explores the philosophical space beyond the analytic-Continental divide and demonstrates that hermeneutics is not limited to a reflection on understanding as it ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Hermeneutics
Number of Pages
212
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319186474
SKU
V9783319186474
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About Morten S. Thaning
Morten S. Thaning, PhD, is Associate Professor in Philosophy at the Copenhagen Business School. He has published work on Ancient Philosophy, Heidegger, Gadamer, Foucault and John McDowell. He is currently engaged in the research project "Selfunderstanding and Selfalienation – Existential Hermeneutics and Psychopathology", funded by the Velux Foundation.
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