Gadamer and the Transmission of History

<p>Observing that humans often deal with the past in problematic ways Jerome Veith looks to philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer and his hermeneutics to clarify these conceptions of history and to present ways to come to terms with them. Veith fully engages <i>Truth and Method</i> as well as Gadamer's entire work and relationships with other German philosophers especially Kant Hegel and Heidegger in this endeavor. Veith considers questions about language ethics cosmopolitanism patriotism self-identity and the status of the humanities in the academy in this very readable application of Gadamer's philosophical practice.</p>