Contemporary Hermeneutics: Hermeneutics as Method, Philosophy and Critique - Paperback

by Josef Bleicher (Author)

Hermeneutics can loosely be defined as the theory or philosophy of the interpretation of menaing. It is a central topic in the philosophy of the social sciences, the philosophy of art and language and in literary criticism. This book, first published in 1980, gives a detailed overview and analysis of the main strands of contemporary hermeneutical thought.