Unquiet Understanding: Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics

Argues that Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics merits a radical reappraisal.

In Unquiet Understanding, Nicholas Davey reappropriates the radical content of Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics to reveal that it offers a powerful critique of Nietzsche's philosophy of language, nihilism, and post-structuralist deconstructions of meaning. By critically engaging with the practical and ethical implications of philosophical hermeneutics, Davey asserts that the importance of philosophical hermene...