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The Life of Understanding: A Contemporary Hermeneutics

By (author) James Risser

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In Gadamer's hermeneutics, interpretation is inseparable from the broader concern of making one's way in life. In this book, James Risser builds on this insight about the juxtaposition of human living and the act of understanding by tracing hermeneutics back to the basic experience of philosophy as defined by Plato. For Risser, Plato provides resources for new directions in hermeneutics and new possibilities for ""the life of understanding"" and ""the understanding of life."" Risser places Gadamer in dialogue with Plato, with the issue of memory as a conceptual focus. He develops themes pertaining to hermeneutics such as retrieval as a matter of convalescence, exile as a venture into the foreign, formation with respect to oneself and to life with others, the experience of language in hermeneutics, and the relationship between speaking and writing.

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Publisher | Indiana University Press
Published date | 25 Jul 2012
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 154
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 408g
ISBN | 978-0-2530-0214-3
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BISAC | philosophy / epistemology

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