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Risser, James, 1946-

Hermeneutics and the voice of the other : re-reading Gadamer's Philosophical hermeneutics / James Risser. - Albany : State University of New York Press, c1997. - xiii, 278 p. ; 24 cm. - SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy . - SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-275) and index.

The Philosophical Background of Philosophical Hermeneutics -- History and the Voice of Tradition -- Hermeneutic Experience -- Philosophical Hermeneutics and Finitude -- Philosophical Hermeneutics and Truth -- The Voice of the Text -- The Voice of the Poet. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7.

Dealing extensively with Gadamer's later writings, Hermeneutics and the Voice of the Other shows neglected and widely misunderstood dimensions of Gadamer's hermeneutics: historicity, finitude, truth, the importance of the other, and the eminence of the poetic text.

ISBN: 0791432572 (alk. paper) 0791432580 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 96022787

Subjects--Personal Names:
Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002 --Contributions in hermeneutics.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hermeneutics.

LC Class. No.: B3248.G34 / R575 1997

Dewey Class. No.: 193