Truth and Method (Continuum Impacts)

Written in the 1960s, Truth and Method is Gadamer's magnum opus. An astonishing synthesis of literary criticism, philosophy, theology, the theory of law and classical scholarship, it is undoubtedly one of the most important texts in twentieth century philosophy. Looking behind the self-consciousness of science, he discusses the tense relationship between truth and methodology. In examining the different experiences of truth, he aims to "present the hermeneutic phenomenon in its fullest extent." Hans-georg Gadamer (1900-2002) Was Professor Of Philosophy At The Universities Of Leipzig And Heidelberg. One Of The Foremost Philosophers Of The Last Century, He Developed A Groundbreaking Philosophy Of Hermeneutics. Truth And Method Is Gadamer's Most Influential Work, His Magnum Opus. Gadamer Attacks The Objectivity Of Enlightenment Reason And Suggests That We Need To See Prejudices As Present In All Understanding. It Is The Work That Defines The Contemporary Hermeneutic Project Of Theoretical Interpretation And Is Undoubtedly One Of The Most Important Texts In Twentieth Century Philosophy.--jacket. The Question Of Truth As It Emerges In The Experience Of Art -- Transcending The Aesthetic Dimension -- The Ontology Of The Work Of Art And Its Hermeneutic Significance -- The Extension Of The Question Of Truth To Understanding In The Human Sciences -- Historical Preparation -- Elements Of A Theory Of Hermeneutic Experience -- The Ontological Shift Of Hermeneutics Guided By Language -- Language And Hermeneutics. Hans-georg Gadamer. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. "Truth and Method is a landmark work of 20th century thought which established Hans Georg-Gadamer as one of the most important philosophical voices of the 20th Century. In this book, Gadamer established the field of 'philosophical hermeneutics': exploring the nature of knowledge, the book rejected traditional quasi-scientific approaches to establishing cultural meaning that were prevalent after the war. In arguing the 'truth' and 'method' acted in opposition to each other, Gadamer examined the ways in which historical and cultural circumstance fundamentally influenced human understanding. It was an approach that would become hugely influential in the humanities and social sciences and remains so to this day in the work of Jurgen Habermas and many others"--