Truth and Method - Hans-Georg Gadamer

Truth and Method is a landmark work of 20th century thought which established Hans Georg-Gadamer as one of the most important philosophical voices of the 20th Century. In this book Gadamer established the field of `philosophical hermeneutics': exploring the nature of knowledge the book rejected traditional quasi-scientific approaches to establishing cultural meaning that were prevalent after the war. In arguing the `truth' and `method' acted in opposition to each other Gadamer examined the ways in which historical and cultural circumstance fundamentally influenced human understanding. It was an approach that would become hugely influential in the humanities and social sciences and remains so to this day in the work of Jurgen Habermas and many others.

TITLE: Truth and Method

AUTHOR: Hans-Georg Gadamer

SKU: 9781780936246

PUBLISHER: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

DATE PUBLISHED: 25/04/2013

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 664

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

WEIGHT: 757 gr