The Cambridge Companion to Gadamer

Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900–2002) is widely recognized as the leading exponent of philosophical hermeneutics. The essays in this volume examine Gadamers biography the core of hermeneutical theory and the significance of his work for ethics aesthetics the social sciences and theology. There is full consideration of Gadamers appropriation of Hegel Heidegger and the Greeks as well as his relation to modernity critical theory and poststructuralism. This revised edition includes several new chapters on aspects of Gadamers work as well as updated chapters from the first edition and the most comprehensive bibliography of works by and about Gadamer available in the English language.