Schleiermacher: Hermeneutics and Criticism: And Other Writings

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Schleiermacher: Hermeneutics and Criticism: And Other Writings
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Friedrich Schleiermacher
Edited by Andrew Bowie
SeriesCambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:328
Dimensions(mm): Height 227,Width 154
Category/GenreWestern philosophy - c 1600 to c 1900
Philosophy - epistemology and theory of knowledge
ISBN/Barcode 9780521598484
ClassificationsDewey:121.686
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 26 November 1998
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The founding text of modern hermeneutics. Written by the philosopher and theologian Friedrich Schleiermacher as a method for the interpretation and textual criticism of the New Testament, it develops ideas about language and the interpretation of texts that are in many respects still unsurpassed and are becoming current in the contemporary philosophy of language. Contrary to the traditional view of Schleiermacher as a theorist of empathetic interpretation, in this text he offers a view of understanding that acknowledges both the structurally and historically determined aspects of language and the need to take account of the activity of the individual subject in the constitution of meaning. This volume offers the text in a new translation by Andrew Bowie, together with related writings on secular hermeneutics and on language, and an introduction that places the texts in the context of Schleiermacher's philosophy as a whole.

Reviews

"This is a most welcome and much needed edition..." Religious Studies Review