Dialogue and Dialectic: Eight Hermeneutical Studies on Plato
by Hans-Georg Gadamer
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"This book is a virtual case study in the application of hermeneutical principles to illuminate philosophical texts. The book contains translations of eight of Gadamer's best known essays on Plato....These studies, spanning a period of almost fifty years, are important not only for what they have to say concerning Plato, but also for what they reveal about the development and insightfulness of Gadamer's hermeneutical theory of interpretation....[He] aims at dialogue with Plato and achieves show more it."--Jeremiah P. Conway, International Philosophical Quarterly "A remarkable felicitous set of translations."--Martin Warner, Times Higher Education Supplement "Gadamer is among the most eminent followers of Heidegger and rather more accessible that most. It is therefore a service to have these eight essays on Plato, dating from 1934 to 1974, translated competently into English."--Choice "May be the best introduction to Gadamer yet published in this country."--W.G. Regier, Modern Language Notes show lessTags
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When a first-rate 20th century philosopher tackles the greek classics, it usually provides for interesting reading. This book is no exception, but it might be more difficult than most other encounters between the past and the present. As the title indicates Gadamer's starting point is in his own hermeneutical theory which is quite a challenge in itself. So it's a lot of work to interpret Gadamer's interpretations in this book.
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Hans-Georg Gadamer is considered to have made the single most important contribution to hermeneutics in the twentieth century through his major work, Truth and Method. Born in Marburg on February 11, 1900, he earned his doctorate under Paul Natorp, the Plato scholar, in 1922 and completed his habilitation thesis under Martin Heidegger in 1928. He show more spent the major portion of his teaching career at the University of Heidelberg, becoming emeritus professor in 1968. In retirement he became widely known in the United States through his regular fall courses at Boston College and his numerous lectures at major universities throughout the country show less
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