{"product_id":"the-blackwell-companion-to-hermeneutics-isbn-9781119100522","title":"The Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BLACKWELL COMPANION TO HERMENEUTICS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become an invaluable resource for its incisive discussions of all aspects of hermeneutics within the field of philosophy.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBurt Hopkins, Seattle University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an extraordinarily rich collection of articles on every aspect of hermeneutics. It covers not just the history of hermeneutics from the ancient Greeks to the present, but also topics ranging from aesthetics and politics to pragmatism and deconstruction as analyzed by key thinkers such as Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, Gadamer, Vattimo, and Apel. This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide to the hermeneutic tradition.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDermot Moran, University College Dublin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Hermeneutics—the philosophical theory of interpretation—has been one of the most influential strands of European thought over the last two hundred years or more. This comprehensive volume of essays, with contributions by many leading experts in the field, constitutes an ideal point of entry into the hermeneutic tradition. Its range and level of detail will also appeal to those who wish to advance their knowledge of hermeneutic philosophy and its many important consequences.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePeter Dews, University of Essex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of original essays that provides a definitive historical, systematic, authoritative, and critical compendium of philosophical hermeneutics. The volume explores the art and theory of interpretation as it intersects with contemporary philosophical and interdisciplinary schools of thought, including humanism, politics, education, theology, literature, and law. Essays also include cutting-edge discussions of the relation of hermeneutics to the history of philosophy, and address the major themes, topics, core concepts, and key figures at the heart of the discipline. The reference features 70 chapters from an international cast of leading and upcoming scholars, who offer historically informed, philosophically comprehensive, and critically astute contributions in their individual fields of expertise. In doing so, they identify and enact different aspects of hermeneutical aims and approaches in an attempt to bear witness to both the inherent diversity of hermeneutics, and also the constancy and fidelity of its return to history and tradition. Timely and thought-provoking, \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics\u003c\/i\u003e is the only comprehensive reference work of its kind, and offers a wealth of information for everyone with an interest in hermeneutics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNiall Keane and Chris Lawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Hermeneutics and the History of Philosophy 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The History of Hermeneutics 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEileen Brennan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Hermeneutics and the Ancient Philosophical Legacy: Hermeneia and Phronesis 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJussi Backman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Medieval Hermeneutics 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Vessey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Hermeneutics and Modern Philosophy: The Art of Understanding 45\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAndrew Bowie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Gadamer and German Idealism 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheodore George\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Themes and Topics 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Hermeneutics and Ethical Life: On the Return to Factical Life 65\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDennis J. Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Hermeneutics and Politics 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Krajewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Religion 77\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFelix Ó Murchadha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Method 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInga Römer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Truth 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKristin Gjesdal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Historicity and Temporality 105\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrian Rogers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Memory 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHans Ruin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Language and Alterity 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Risser\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Identity, History, Tradition 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCharles Guignon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Recognition and Freedom 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Espinet and Matthias Flatscher\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Aesthetics and Perception 155\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGünter Figal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Hermeneutics and Ontology 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIstván M. Fehér\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Narrative 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Piercey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Rationality, Knowledge, and Relativism 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Fairfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Finitude 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Schwarz Wentzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Authority 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Dostal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Subjectivity and Hermeneutics 205\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Russon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Biblical Hermeneutics 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJens Zimmermann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Key Concepts 227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Understanding 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonatella Di Cesare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Interpretation, Judgment, and Critique 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRudolf A. Makkreel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Word, Image, and Concept 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Davey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Horizonality 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas J. Nenon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Application and Praxis 253\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence K. Schmidt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Dialectic 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Schwarz Wentzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Play 265\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTony O’ Connor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Sense and Meaning: From Aristotle to Heidegger 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas Sheehan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Prejudice and Pre]Understanding 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIstván M. Fehér\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 On the Manifold Senses of Mimesis: From Plato to Gadamer and Beyond 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Sallis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 The Hermeneutical Circle 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Grondin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Metaphor and Symbol 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarl Simms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Dialogue, Goodwill, and Community 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Vessey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Textuality 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarl Simms\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Lived Experience: Erlebnis and Erfahrung 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Davey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Major Figures 333\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Martin Luther 335\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJens Zimmermann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 August Boeckh 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Dostal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Immanuel Kant 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRudolf A. Makkreel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 G. W. F. Hegel 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Russon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 F. D. E. Schleiermacher 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJens Zimmermann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Friedrich Nietzsche 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBabette E. Babich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Wilhelm Dilthey 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRudolf A. Makkreel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 Edmund Husserl 383\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePol Vandevelde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 Martin Heidegger 389\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCristina Lafont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 Hans]Georg Gadamer 397\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Grondin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 Mircea Eliade: Structural Hermeneutics and Philosophy 404\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid M. Rasmussen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Paul Ricoeur 412\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Piercey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 E. D. Hirsch 417\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert J. Dostal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Michel Foucault 423\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTony O’ Connor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Gianni Vattimo 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNicholas Davey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Karl]Otto Apel 435\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePol Vandevelde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Jürgen Habermas 440\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCristina Lafont\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 Richard Rorty 446\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRobert Piercey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e57 Günter Figal 451\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorten Sørensen Thaning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Philosophical Intersections and Encounters 459\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e58 Hermeneutics and Phenomenology 461\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEileen Brennan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e59 Hermeneutics and Deconstruction 471\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonatella Di Cesare\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e60 Hermeneutics, Politics, and Philosophy 481\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoberto Alejandro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e61 Hermeneutic Philosophy of Science: Interpreting Nature, Reading Laboratory Science 492\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBabette E. Babich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e62 Hermeneutics and Pragmatism 505\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Vessey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e63 Hermeneutics and Education 513\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaul Fairfield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e64 Hermeneutics and Critical Theory 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMargherita Tonon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e65 Hermeneutics and Theology 530\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Panteleimon Manoussakis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e66 Hermeneutics and Rhetoric 539\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Krajewski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e67 Hermeneutics: Literature and Being 548\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRod Coltman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e68 Hermeneutics and Feminist Philosophy 557\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara Heinämaa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e69 Hermeneutics and the Analytic–Continental Divide 573\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSara Heinämaa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e70 Hermeneutics and Humanism 585\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIstván M. Fehér\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e71 Hermeneutics and Law 595\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrancis J. Mootz III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 604\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNiall Keane\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Head of Department at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChris Lawn\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Philosophy at Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become an invaluable resource for its incisive discussions of all aspects of hermeneutics within the field of philosophy.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eBurt Hopkins, Seattle University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an extraordinarily rich collection of articles on every aspect of hermeneutics. It covers not just the history of hermeneutics from the ancient Greeks to the present, but also topics ranging from aesthetics and politics to pragmatism and deconstruction as analyzed by key thinkers such as Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, Gadamer, Vattimo, and Apel. This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential guide to the hermeneutic tradition.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDermot Moran, University College Dublin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Hermeneutics—the philosophical theory of interpretation—has been one of the most influential strands of European thought over the last two hundred years or more. This comprehensive volume of essays, with contributions by many leading experts in the field, constitutes an ideal point of entry into the hermeneutic tradition. Its range and level of detail will also appeal to those who wish to advance their knowledge of hermeneutic philosophy and its many important consequences.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003ePeter Dews, University of Essex\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of original essays that provides a definitive historical, systematic, authoritative, and critical compendium of philosophical hermeneutics. The volume explores the art and theory of interpretation as it intersects with contemporary philosophical and interdisciplinary schools of thought, including humanism, politics, education, theology, literature, and law. Essays also include cutting-edge discussions of the relation of hermeneutics to the history of philosophy, and address the major themes, topics, core concepts, and key figures at the heart of the discipline. The reference features 70 chapters from an international cast of leading and upcoming scholars, who offer historically informed, philosophically comprehensive, and critically astute contributions in their individual fields of expertise. In doing so, they identify and enact different aspects of hermeneutical aims and approaches in an attempt to bear witness to both the inherent diversity of hermeneutics, and also the constancy and fidelity of its return to history and tradition. 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