Interpreting Philosophy: The Elements of Philosophical Hermeneutics

by Nicholas Rescher

Metaphilosophy is philosophy’s poor and neglected cousin. Philosophers are on the whole too busy doing philosophy to take time to stand back and consider reflectively how the project itself actually works. And they lead tend to produce texts without too much consideration of how this looks from the standpoint of the consumer. All this, it seems to be, affords good reason for attending to philosophical hermeneutics, reflecting on the issue of how philosophical texts are to be understood and interpreted. Die Reihe bietet ein Publikationsforum für innovative Arbeiten zu allen Themengebieten der analytischen Philosophie. Die Bände in dieser Reihe erscheinen in deutscher oder englischer Sprache.

Genres: Philosophy

190 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Daniel Clemence · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent example of the study of philosophy through hermeneutics, Interpreting Philosophy is a book that looks at philosophy through the lens of hermeneutics. The book is highly challenging but rewarding in how it lays out to the reader how philosophy is written and how the very context of the social setting has an impact on how the transmission of philosophy takes place. I especially found the criticism of Deconstruction useful as I haven't found any useful critiques of it. It is highly interesting for those who like a challenging read or enjoy philosophy.