Beyond Interpretation

The Meaning of Hermeneutics for Philosophy

Gianni Vattimo

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Italian

Policy Press
18 January 1997

Translation & interpretation; Philosophy; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge

This book by one of Europe's foremost contemporary philosophers is a concise and lucidly argued account of the meaning of hermeneutics for philosophy today.

Vattimo argues that hermeneutics, understood in a general sense, has had a pervasive influence on contemporary philosophy and social thought. But its very generality is also a symptom of its malaise, for it threatens to leave hermeneutics empty of significance and wedded to a shallow relativism.

In response to this danger, Vattimo proposes a radicalization of the relation of hermeneutics to its own historical roots in modernity and a rethinking of the relation between hermeneutics and nihilism - which involves, in Vattimo's account, a weakening of the strong structures of being, reality, subjectivity and above all, truth.

Vattimo develops a new interpretation of hermeneutics that dispenses with the traditional bias toward aesthetic experience. His radical interpretation breaks the link between hermeneutics and metaphysical humanism, challenges the traditional opposition of the natural and human sciences, and opens new perspectives on ethics, art and religion.

Beyond Interpretation will be welcomed by students and researchers in philosophy and social theory.

By: Gianni Vattimo
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9780745617534
ISBN 10: 0745617530
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 18 January 1997
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface. 1. The Nihilistic Vocation of Hermeneutics. 2. Science. 3. Ethics. 4. Religion. 5. Art. Appendices. 1. The Truth of Hermeneutics. 2. The Reconstruction of Rationality. Notes. Index.

Gianni Vattimo is an Italian philosopher and university professor who served in the European Parliament. He taught at the University of Turin. Vattimo edited the Journal of Aesthetics and has contributed to international magazines. He is a member of the Academy of Sciences of Turin. He has received honorary degrees from several universities and was awarded the Official Great Merit of the Italian Republic in 1997. Most of his books are in English translation.