Praise of Theory Speeches and Essays

Name: Praise of Theory Speeches and Essays
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ISBN: 9780300073102

ISBN-10: 0300073100

ISBN-13: 9780300073102

Edition: 1999

Authors: Hans Georg Gadamer, Chris Dawson

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This collection of speeches and essays clarifies Gadamer's thoughts on the power of language, the social role and influence of science, and the idea of reason. He argues that the theoretical pursuit of truth is valuable for its own sake.

Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 1/11/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 234
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Foreword


Translator's Introduction



Culture and the Word



Praise of Theory



The Power of Reason



The Ideal of Practical Philosophy



Science and the Public Sphere



Science as an Instrument of Enlightenment



The Idea of Tolerance 1782-1982



Isolation as a Symptom of Self-Alienation



Man and His Hand in Modern Civilization: Philosophical Aspects



The Expressive Force of Language: On the Function of Rhetoric in Gaining Knowledge



Good German


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index