Herder's Hermeneutics: History, Poetry, Enlightenment
Cambridge University Press
ISBN13:
9781107533165
$34.86
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.
- | Author: Kristin Gjesdal
- | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- | Publication Date: December 19, 2019
- | Number of Pages: 245 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1107533163
- | ISBN-13: 9781107533165
- Author:
- Kristin Gjesdal
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:
- December 19, 2019
- Number of pages:
- 245 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 1107533163
- ISBN-13:
- 9781107533165