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The Cambridge Companion to Hermeneutics

By Michael N. Forster , Kristin Gjesdal

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9781316888582, 1316638170, 9781316638170, 9781107187603
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2351197 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Companions to Philosophy
Pages
0\431
Topic
Other Social Sciences
Time added
2019-01-17 15:53:08
AnthropologycompanionHermeneuticHermeneutikHistoriographyHistoryHistory of PhilosophyinterpretationLiterary CriticismPhilosophyPhilosophy of ReligionReligion

Description

Hermeneutics, the study of interpretation, is an essential and valuable branch of philosophy. Hermeneutics is also a central component of the methodology of the social sciences and the humanities, for example historiography, anthropology, art history, and literary criticism. In a sequence of accessible chapters, contributors across the human sciences explain the leading concepts and ideas of hermeneutics, the historical development of the field, the importance of hermeneutics in philosophy today, and the ways in which it can address contemporary concerns including intercultural relations, relations between subcultures within a single society, and relations across race and gender. Clearly structured and written in non-technical language, this Companion will be an important contribution to a growing field of study.

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