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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 September 2017
      25 July 2017
      ISBN:
      9781316285770
      9781107112865
      9781107533165
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316285770
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.47kg, 244 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.45kg, 246 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Eighteenth-Century Philosophy, History, Philosophy, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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    Book description

    Through a detailed study of Herder's Enlightenment thought, especially his philosophy of literature, Kristin Gjesdal offers a new and sometimes provocative reading of the historical origins and contemporary challenges of modern hermeneutics. She shows that hermeneutic philosophy grew out of a historical, anthropological, and poetic discourse in the mid-eighteenth century and argues that, as such, it represents a rich, stimulating, and relevant engagement with the potentials and limits of human meaning and understanding. Gjesdal's study broadens our conception of hermeneutic philosophy - the issues it raises and the answers it offers - and underlines the importance of Herder's contribution to the development of this discipline. Her book will be highly valuable for students and scholars of eighteenth-century thought, especially those working in the fields of hermeneutics, aesthetics, and European philosophy.

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    'Herder’s hermeneutic philosophy is an important contribution to our understanding of hermeneutics as a peculiarly historical mode of philosophical practice. Gjesdal lucidly demonstrates the implications that Herder’s focus on the historical dimension of language and culture has for philosophy itself, with hermeneutics emerging as a way of philosophising with particular relevance for today.'

    Paul Redding - University of Sydney

    'What distinguishes Gjesdal’s approach from the existing body of scholarship is the meticulous attention she pays to the origins, transdisciplinary directions, and educational objectives of Herder’s hermeneutics … It makes a major contribution to our improved understanding of a key eighteenth-century figure whose wide-ranging intellectual output and contemporary relevance deserve a much broader English-speaking audience.'

    Ulrike Wagner Source: Monatshefte

    'Herder’s Hermeneutics is a rich and rewarding work that makes an invaluable contribution to both Herder scholarship and philosophical hermeneutics. As such, it is essential reading for scholars and students of hermeneutics, aesthetics, and European philosophy.'

    Kurt C. M. Mertel Source: Journal of the History of Philosophy

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