{"product_id":"introduction-to-philosophical-hermeneutics-by-jean-grondin-9780300070897","title":"Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this historical introduction to philosophical hermeneutics, Jean Grondin discusses the major figures from Philo to Habermas, analyses conflicts among various interpretive schools, and provides a persuasive critique of Gadamer's view of hermeneutic history. Though in other ways, Gadamer's \u003cem\u003eTruth and Method\u003c\/em\u003e serves as a model for Grondin's approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrondin begins with brief overviews of the pre-19th-century thinkers Philo, Origen, Augustine, Luther, Flacius, Dannhauer, Chladenius, Meier, Rambach, Ast, and Schlegel. Next, he provides more extensive treatments of such major 19th-century figures as Schleiermacher, Bockh, Droysen, and Dilthey. There are full chapters devoted to Heidegger and Gadamer, as well as shorter discussions of Betti, Habermas, and Derrida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause he is the first to pay close attention to pre-Romantic figures, Grondin is able to show that the history of hermeneutics cannot be viewed as a gradual, steady progression in the direction of complete universalisation. His book makes it clear that even in the early period, hermeneutic thinkers acknowledged a universal aspect in interpretation. Long before Schleiermacher, hermeneutics was philosophical and not merely practical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn revising and correcting the standard account, Grondin's book is not merely introductory but revisionary, suitable for beginners as well as advanced students in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596683591916,"sku":"9780300070897","price":53.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/a87194dbe9fb88bbcc92a1b73a9fbf41.jpg?v=1777939893","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/introduction-to-philosophical-hermeneutics-by-jean-grondin-9780300070897","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}