| Description |
1 online resource (159 pages) |
| Contents |
Phronesis: A Philosophy of Finitude -- Ethics or Metaphysics -- Utilitarianism, Pragmatism, Pluralism (Calogero, Rorty, Popper) -- Ethics or Rhetoric (Vico, Nietzsche, Derrida) -- Metaphysics and Transcendence -- Ethics and Politics -- Tradition and Emancipation -- Philosophy in the Eye of the Storm -- Between Heidegger and Jaspers -- The Last God -- Dialogue on a Portrait |
| Summary |
A philosophical and historical testament to the twentieth century, this volume consists of a wide-ranging series of interviews conducted in 1999/2000 between the then centenarian and his former assistant and associate of over thirty years, Riccardo Dottori. In the course of the interviews, Gadamer addresses-often critically-the work of a wide range of philosophers, including Heidegger, Nietzsche, Jaspers, Popper, Vico, Habermas, Rorty, and Derrida. With the possible exception of his autobiography, A Century of Philosophy is perhaps the most accessible expression of Gadamer's life and work in E |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Translated from the German, Lektion des Jahrhunderts |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002 -- Interviews
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Gadamer, Hans-Georg, 1900-2002 |
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Philosophers -- Germany -- Interviews
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Philosophy, Modern -- 20th century.
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PHILOSOPHY -- History & Surveys -- Modern.
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Philosophers
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Philosophy, Modern
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Filosofie.
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Hermeneutiek.
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Germany
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| Genre/Form |
Interviews
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Dottori, Riccardo.
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Coltman, Rod
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Koepke, Sigrid
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| ISBN |
9781847141170 |
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184714117X |
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9781441168061 |
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1441168060 |
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