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The Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics
“Wiley Blackwell’s A Companion to Hermeneutics is destined to become an invaluable resource for its incisive discussions of all aspects of hermeneutics within the field of philosophy.” Burt Hopkins, Seattle University “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 analysed by key thinkers such as Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, Gadamer, Vattimo and Apel. This Companion is an essential guide to the hermeneutic tradition.” Dermot Moran, University College Dublin “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.” Peter Dews, University of Essex
Niall Keane (Edited by), N Keane (Author), Chris Lawn (Edited by)
9781118529638, Wiley
Hardback, published 1 January 2016
640 pages
25.2 x 17.5 x 3.8 cm, 1.111 kg
THE BLACKWELL COMPANION TO HERMENEUTICS "The Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics is destined to become an invaluable resource for its incisive discussions of all aspects of hermeneutics within the field of philosophy." "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 Companion is an essential guide to the hermeneutic tradition." "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." The Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics 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, The Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics is the only comprehensive reference work of its kind, and offers a wealth of information for everyone with an interest in hermeneutics.
—Burt Hopkins, Seattle University
—Dermot Moran, University College Dublin
—Peter Dews, University of Essex
Notes on Contributors x Introduction 1 Part I Hermeneutics and the History of Philosophy 9 1 The History of Hermeneutics 11 2 Hermeneutics and the Ancient Philosophical Legacy: Hermeneia and Phronesis 22 3 Medieval Hermeneutics 34 4 Hermeneutics and Modern Philosophy: The Art of Understanding 45 5 Gadamer and German Idealism 54 Part II Themes and Topics 63 6 Hermeneutics and Ethical Life: On the Return to Factical Life 65 7 Hermeneutics and Politics 72 8 Religion 77 9 Method 86 10 Truth 96 11 Historicity and Temporality 105 12 Memory 114 13 Language and Alterity 122 14 Identity, History, Tradition 130 15 Recognition and Freedom 144 16 Aesthetics and Perception 155 17 Hermeneutics and Ontology 162 18 Narrative 172 19 Rationality, Knowledge, and Relativism 180 20 Finitude 188 21 Authority 197 22 Subjectivity and Hermeneutics 205 23 Biblical Hermeneutics 212 Part III Key Concepts 227 24 Understanding 229 25 Interpretation, Judgment, and Critique 236 26 Word, Image, and Concept 242 27 Horizonality 248 28 Application and Praxis 253 29 Dialectic 259 30 Play 265 31 Sense and Meaning: From Aristotle to Heidegger 270 32 Prejudice and Pre]Understanding 280 33 On the Manifold Senses of Mimesis: From Plato to Gadamer and Beyond 289 34 The Hermeneutical Circle 299 35 Metaphor and Symbol 306 36 Dialogue, Goodwill, and Community 312 37 Textuality 320 38 Lived Experience: Erlebnis and Erfahrung 326 Part IV Major Figures 333 39 Martin Luther 335 40 August Boeckh 342 41 Immanuel Kant 348 42 G. W. F. Hegel 354 43 F. D. E. Schleiermacher 360 44 Friedrich Nietzsche 366 45 Wilhelm Dilthey 378 46 Edmund Husserl 383 47 Martin Heidegger 389 48 Hans]Georg Gadamer 397 49 Mircea Eliade: Structural Hermeneutics and Philosophy 404 50 Paul Ricoeur 412 51 E. D. Hirsch 417 52 Michel Foucault 423 53 Gianni Vattimo 429 54 Karl]Otto Apel 435 55 Jürgen Habermas 440 56 Richard Rorty 446 57 Günter Figal 451 Part V Philosophical Intersections and Encounters 459 58 Hermeneutics and Phenomenology 461 59 Hermeneutics and Deconstruction 471 60 Hermeneutics, Politics, and Philosophy 481 61 Hermeneutic Philosophy of Science: Interpreting Nature, Reading Laboratory Science 492 62 Hermeneutics and Pragmatism 505 63 Hermeneutics and Education 513 64 Hermeneutics and Critical Theory 520 65 Hermeneutics and Theology 530 66 Hermeneutics and Rhetoric 539 67 Hermeneutics: Literature and Being 548 68 Hermeneutics and Feminist Philosophy 557 69 Hermeneutics and the Analytic–Continental Divide 573 70 Hermeneutics and Humanism 585 71 Hermeneutics and Law 595 Index 604
Niall Keane and Chris Lawn
Eileen Brennan
Jussi Backman
David Vessey
Andrew Bowie
Theodore George
Dennis J. Schmidt
Bruce Krajewski
Felix Ó Murchadha
Inga Römer
Kristin Gjesdal
Brian Rogers
Hans Ruin
James Risser
Charles Guignon
David Espinet and Matthias Flatscher
Günter Figal
István M. Fehér
Robert Piercey
Paul Fairfield
Thomas Schwarz Wentzer
Robert J. Dostal
John Russon
Jens Zimmermann
Donatella Di Cesare
Rudolf A. Makkreel
Nicholas Davey
Thomas J. Nenon
Lawrence K. Schmidt
Thomas Schwarz Wentzer
Tony O’ Connor
Thomas Sheehan
István M. Fehér
John Sallis
Jean Grondin
Karl Simms
David Vessey
Karl Simms
Nicholas Davey
Jens Zimmermann
Robert J. Dostal
Rudolf A. Makkreel
John Russon
Jens Zimmermann
Babette E. Babich
Rudolf A. Makkreel
Pol Vandevelde
Cristina Lafont
Jean Grondin
David M. Rasmussen
Robert Piercey
Robert J. Dostal
Tony O’ Connor
Nicholas Davey
Pol Vandevelde
Cristina Lafont
Robert Piercey
Morten Sørensen Thaning
Eileen Brennan
Donatella Di Cesare
Roberto Alejandro
Babette E. Babich
David Vessey
Paul Fairfield
Margherita Tonon
John Panteleimon Manoussakis
Bruce Krajewski
Rod Coltman
Sara Heinämaa
Sara Heinämaa
István M. Fehér
Francis J. Mootz III
Subject Areas: Philosophy [HP]
