 | Contemporary Hermeneutics: Hermeneutics as Method, Philosophy and Critique Subjects: Humanities; Philosophy; Introductory Philosophy; Continental Philosophy; Ethics Philosophy; History of Philosophy; Modern Philosophy (16th Century-18th Century); 19th Century Philosophy; Philosophy of Human Nature; 20th Century; Hermeneutics can loosely be defined as the theory or philosophy of the interpretation of menaing. It is a central topic in the philosophy of the social sciences, the philosophy of art and language and in literary criticism. This book, first published in 1980, gives a detailed overview and analysis of the main strands of contemporary hermeneutical thought. It includes a number of readings in order to give the reader a first-hand acquaintance with the subjects and the debates within it. |
