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Hermeneutics

Facts and Interpretation in the Age of Information
By John D. Caputo
Series: Pelican Books
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Hermeneutics by John D. Caputo offers a deep dive into the theory and practice of interpretation, particularly within the context of religious texts. The book explores the philosophical underpinnings of hermeneutics, examining how meaning is derived and understood. It connects traditional approaches with contemporary perspectives, providing readers with insights into the complex process of interpreting sacred and spiritual writings.
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You might enjoy this book if you're fascinated by the interpretation of texts within the context of philosophy, religion, and spirituality. With a focus on understanding how meaning is shaped and perceived, it offers insights into how texts influence beliefs and cultural paradigms. Ideal for readers interested in exploring the interplay between language, meaning, and human experience.

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Renowned thinker John D. Caputo has spent his career recasting theology and philosophy for a new world. In Hermeneutics, he explores the cross-disciplinary world of modern hermeneutics, blazing a new trail in the most modern of fields.

Is anything ever not an interpretation? Does interpretation go all the way down? Is there such a thing as a pure fact that is interpretation-free? If not, how are we supposed to know what to think and do?

These tantalising questions are tackled by renowned American thinker John D. Caputo in this wide-reaching exploration of what the traditional term 'hermeneutics' can mean in a postmodern, twenty-first-century world. As a contemporary of Derrida's and longstanding champion of rethinking the disciplines of theology and philosophy, for decades Caputo has been forming alliances across disciplines and drawing in readers with his compelling approach to what he calls "radical hermeneutics."

In this new introduction, drawing upon a range of thinkers from Heidegger to the Parisian "1968ers" and beyond, he raises a series of probing questions about the challenges of life in the postmodern and maybe soon to be 'post-human' world.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241257852

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 January 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pelican

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 179.0mm

Weight: 209g

Pages: 368

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John D. Caputo Non-Fiction Penguin Books Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Religion & Spirituality Series: Pelican Books

About the Author

John D. Caputo is a specialist in contemporary hermeneutics and deconstruction with a special interest in religion in the postmodern condition. The Thomas J. Watson Professor of Religion Emeritus at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at Villanova University, he has spearheaded an idea he calls weak theology.

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