Description
| Product ID: | 9781441164902 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Selected Writings of Hans-Georg Gadamer |
| Title: | Ethics, Aesthetics and the Historical Dimension of Language |
| Subtitle: | The Selected Writings of Hans-Georg Gadamer Volume II |
| Authors: | Author: Hans-Georg Gadamer, Professor Pol Vandevelde, Dr Arun Iyer, Professor Pol Vandevelde, Dr Arun Iyer |
| Page Count: | 328 |
| Subjects: | Western philosophy from c 1800, Western philosophy, from c 1900 -, Philosophy: aesthetics, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy: aesthetics, Ethics & moral philosophy |
| Description: | Ethics, Aesthetics and the Historical Dimension of Language collects together Gadamer's most important untranslated writings on ethics, aesthetics and language. With a substantial introduction by the editors exploring Gadamer's ethical project and providing an overview of his aesthetic work, this book collects Gadamer's writings on ancient ethics, including the moral philosophy of Aristotle, and on practical philosophy (first section). In the second section, Gadamer's writings on art are collected, including his examination of poetry, opera and painting among other art forms. The third section comprises Gadamer’s essays on language in its historical dimension. This important collection is a useful resource for scholars in philosophy, studying hermeneutics, continental, 20th-century and German philosophy. Ethics, Aesthetics and the Historical Dimension of Language collects together Gadamer''s most important untranslated writings on ethics, aesthetics and language.With a substantial introduction by the editors exploring Gadamer''s ethical project and providing an overview of his aesthetic work, this book collects Gadamer''s writings on ancient ethics, including the moral philosophy of Aristotle, and on practical philosophy (first section). In the second section, Gadamer''s writings on art are collected, including his examination of poetry, opera and painting among other art forms. The third section comprises Gadamer’s essays on language in its historical dimension. This important collection is a useful resource for scholars in philosophy, studying hermeneutics, continental, 20th-century and German philosophy. |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Academic USA |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-02-10 |
