Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory in Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Heidegger, and Gadamer

Hermeneutics introduces English—speaking readers to a field of increasing importance in contemporary philosophy and theology—hermeneutics, the theory of understanding, or interpretation. Hermeneutics is concerned with the character of understanding, especially as it is related to interpreting linguistic texts. It goes beyond mere philological methodology, however, to questions of the philosophy of language, the nature of historical understanding, and ultimately the roots of interpretation i...