Hermeneutic Philosophy and Plato

Gadamer's Response to the Philebus
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-3-89665-507-3
Verlag: Academia

Buch, Französisch, 272 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

This volume of new essays by an international group of scholars examines the response of Hans-Georg Gadamer to Plato, especially to the Philebus. The book studies Gadamer's interpretative approach to the dialogues and unwritten doctrines of Plato. It also shows how, for Gadamer, reading Plato was intimately interconnected with formulating his own philosophical views. The volume also brings out how Gadamer influenced Donald Davidson in his reading of Plato and his philosophical thought.

The volume thus explores a fascinating case-study of the creative reception of Plato by two major twentieth-century philosophers, Gadamer and Davidson, while also clarifying Gadamer's relationship to Heidegger. It will be of interest to scholars and students of Plato, especially on the Philebus, and also to scholars of twentieth-century thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gill, Christopher

Renaud, François

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Gill has written extensively on Platonic dialogue form, and François Renaud is the author of Die Resokratisierung Platons (Academia Verlag), a study of Gadamer's reading of Plato. The contributors are leading European and American scholars of Plato or twentieth-century philosophy.