0791468410.State.University.of.New.York.Press.Unquiet.Understanding.Gadamers.Philosophical.Hermeneutics.Aug.2006.pdf

Nicholas Davey

Unquiet

Understanding

Gadamer’s Philosophical

Hermeneutics

Gadamer’s Philosophical

Hermeneutics

UNQUIET UNDERSTANDING

SUNY series in Contemporary Continental Philosophy

Dennis J. Schmidt, editor

Unquiet Understanding

Gadamer’s Philosophical

Hermeneutics

Nicholas Davey

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Davey, Nicholas, 1950–

Unquiet understanding : Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics / Nicholas Davey.

p. cm. — (SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6841-8 (hardcover : alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 0-7914-6841-0 (hardcover)

ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-6842-5 (pbk.)

ISBN-10: 0-7914-6842-9 (pbk.)

1. Gadamar, Hans Georg, 1900– 2. Hermeneutics. I. Title. II. Series.

B3248.G34D38 2006

121'.686092—dc22

2005033879

10987654321