| The Beginning of Philosophy Contributor(s): Gadamer, Hans-Georg (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826412254 ISBN-13: 9780826412256 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: Hans-Georg Gadamer's Truth and Method is generally considered to be the single most important twentieth century contribution to hermeunetics. The Beginning of Philosophy is Gadamer's bold exploration of philosophy and philology. In it, he peels away the layers of interpretation and misinterpretation that have built up over twenty-five hundred years of scholarship on the pre-Socratic philosophers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 182 |
| LCCN: 98034594 |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.36 lbs) 134 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Hans-Georg Gadamer is considered to have made the most important contribution to hermeneutics of this century through his major work, Truth and Method. Born in Marburg on February 11, 1900, he earned his doctorate under Paul Natorp, the Plato scholar, in 1922 and completed his habilitation thesis on Plato's dialectical ethics under Martin Heidegger in 1928. He spent the major portion of his teaching career at the University of Heidelberg, becoming emeritus professor in 1968. In retirement he became widely known in the United States through his regular fall courses at Boston college and his numerous lectures at major universities throughout the century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gadamer, Hans-Georg: - 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. |