The Gadamerian Mind

<p>Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900–2002) is one of the most important philosophers of the post-1945 era. His name has become all but synonymous with the philosophical study of hermeneutics, the field concerned with theories of understanding and interpretation and laid out in his landmark book <i>Truth and Method</i>. Influential not only within continental philosophy, Gadamer’s thought has also made significant contributions to related fields such as religion, literary theory, and education.</p><p>The Gadamerian Mind is a major survey of the fundamental aspects of Gadamer’s thought, with contributions from leading scholars of Gadamer and hermeneutics from around the world. 38 chapters are divided into six clear parts:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Overviews</li> <li>Key concepts</li> <li>Historical influences</li> <li>Contemporary encounters</li> <li>Beyond philosophy</li> <li>Legacies and questions.</li> </ul><p>Although Gadamer’s work addresses a remarkable range of topics, careful consideration is given throughout the volume to consistent concerns that orient his thought. Important in this respect is his relation to philosophers in the Western tradition, from Plato to Heidegger.</p><p>An indispensable resource for anyone studying and researching Gadamer, hermeneutics, and the history of twentieth-century philosophy, <i>The Gadamerian Mind</i> will also be of interest to those in related disciplines such as religion, literature, political theory, and education.</p> <p>Introduction <i>Theodore George and Gert-Jan van der Heiden </i><b>Part 1: Overviews </b>1. Gadamer’s Century: Life, Times, and Works <i>Jens Zimmermann </i>2. The Universality of Hermeneutic Understanding: The Strong, Somewhat Metaphysical Conclusion of <i>Truth and Method</i> <i>Jean Grondin </i>3. Gadamer, Humanism, and the Humanities <i>Dennis J. Schmidt </i>4. The Poetic Word, Art, and the Arts <i>James Risser </i>5. Dialogue, Dialectic and Conversation <i>Nicholas Davey </i>6. Gadamer on Solidarity <i>Georgia Warnke </i><b>Part 2: Key Concepts </b>7. Truth <i>Gaetano Chiurazzi </i>8. Experience <i>Lawrence K. Schmidt </i>9. Gadamer on Tradition <i>David Vessey </i>10. Gadamer’s Concept of Language<b> </b><i>Carolyn Culbertson </i>11. Gadamer on Play and the Play of Art <i>Cynthia Nielsen </i>12. Gadamer on the Politics of Translation <i>Theodore George </i>13. Image (Picture) <i>Günter Figal </i>14. Gadamer and Health <i>Kevin Aho </i><b>Part 3: Historical Influences </b>15. Gadamer and Plato: An Unending Dialogue <i>Francisco J. Gonzalez </i>16. The Role of Aristotle in Gadamer’s Work <i>Carlo DaVia </i>17. Gadamer’s Kant <i>Robert J. Dostal </i>18. Hegel’s Truth and Gadamer’s Method <i>Daniel O. Dahlstrom </i>19. Gadamer, Dilthey, and the Aporias of Historical Enlightenment <i>Eric S. Nelson </i>20. Gadamer’s Heidegger: On Language and Metaphysics <i>Niall Keane </i><b>Part 4: Contemporary Encounters </b>21. Ricoeur and Gadamer <i>Timo Helenius </i>22. Dialogue on Dialogue: Gadamer and Habermas <i>Hans Herbert Kögler </i>23. Gadamer and Derrida <em>Eddo Evink </em>24. Poem, Dialogue and Witness: Gadamer’s Reading of Paul Celan <i>Gert-Jan van der Heiden </i>25. Gianni Vattimo’s Encounter with Gadamer: Hermeneutic Ontology from Dialogue to Conflict <i>Silvia Benso </i><b>Part 5: Beyond Philosophy </b>26. Gadamer and Theology <i>Mirela Oliva </i>27. Gadamer and Jurisprudence <i>Francis J. Mootz III </i>28. Hermeneutic Practice: What Gadamer Has to Teach Nursing <i>Nancy Moules </i>29. Gadamer’s Critique of Historicism <i>Anders Odenstedt </i>30. The Paradigmatic Interpenetration of Hermeneutics and Rhetoric <i>John Arthos </i>31. Gadamer’s Contribution to Political Theory <i>Darren Walhof </i><b>Part 6: Legacies and Questions </b>32. Gadamer and the Postmodern Mind <i>John D. Caputo </i>33. Gadamer in Anglo-America <i>Greg Lynch </i>34. From the Hermeneutics of Historically Effected Consciousness to Concrete Cosmological Understanding <i>Alejandro A. Vallega </i>35. Gadamer and Feminism <i>Catherine Homan</i> 36. Gadamer and Race Theory <i>Tina Fernandes Botts </i>37. On Eurocentrism: The Reception of Gadamer’s Hermeneutics in or related to Chinese Philosophy <i>Kathleen Wright </i>38. The Ontology of the Work of Art and the Universality of Hermeneutics Reconsidered: Gadamer and New Realism <i>Markus Gabriel. </i><i>Index</i></p>