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Ethics, Aesthetics and the Historical Dimension of Language
The Selected Writings of Hans-Georg Gadamer Volume II
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Ethics, Aesthetics and the Historical Dimension of Language collects together Gadamer's most important untranslated writings on ethics, aesthetics, and language. With a substantial introduction by the editors exploring Gadamer's ethical project and providing an overview of his aesthetic work, this book collects Gadamer's writings on ancient...
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Description
Ethics, Aesthetics and the Historical Dimension of Language collects together Gadamer's most important untranslated writings on ethics, aesthetics, and language.
With a substantial introduction by the editors exploring Gadamer's ethical project and providing an overview of his aesthetic work, this book collects Gadamer's writings on ancient ethics, including the moral philosophy of Aristotle, and on practical philosophy (first section).
In the second section, Gadamer's writings on art are collected, including his examination of poetry, opera, and painting among other art forms. The third section comprises Gadamerβs essays on language in its historical dimension.
This important collection is a useful resource for scholars in philosophy, particularly those studying hermeneutics, continental, 20th-century, and German philosophy.
Series: The Selected Writings of Hans-Georg Gadamer
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Ethics, Aesthetics and the Historical Dimension of Language
Ethics, Aesthetics and the Historical Dimension of Language collects together Gadamer's most important untranslated writings on ethics, aesthetics, and language. With a substantial introduction by the editors exploring Gadamer's ethical project and providing an overview of his aesthetic work, this book collects Gadamer's writings on ancient ethics, including the moral philosophy of Aristotle, and on practical philosophy (first section). In...Paperback$19800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks -
Ancient Sources, Modern Appropriations
Throughout his long career, Gadamer wrote and taught widely on the philosophy of the ancient world and on the connection between thinking and history. This volume exposes us to Gadamerβs late views on ancient philosophy, written between 1982 and 1990, his rehabilitation of certain eighteenth- and nineteenth-century thinkers (Oetinger, Herder, and Schleiermacher), and his life-long contribution to our understanding of...Paperback$15800Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781350237650
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 February 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Contributors:
- Edited by Professor Pol Vandevelde
- Translated by Professor Pol Vandevelde
- Edited by Dr Arun Iyer
- Translated by Dr Arun Iyer
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 150.0mm
Height: 232.0mm
Weight: 480g
Pages: 328
About the Author
Hans-Georg Gadamer was born on 11 February 1900 and died on 13 March 2002. He was the author, most notably, of Truth and Method, and, more recently, of The Beginning of Philosophy and The Beginning of Knowledge.
Arun Iyer is Professor of Philosophy at The Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India.
Pol Vandevelde is Professor of Contemporary French and German philosophy at Marquette University, USA.
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