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Hermeneutics & the Human Sciences: Essays on Language, Action & Interpretation

A collection of essays, in translation, by Ricoeur, a leading proponent of the hermeneutical method in philosophy. Essays examine the history and central themes of hermeneutics, Ricoeur's position in a systematic theory of language and interpretation and implications of the theory into the domains of sociology and psychoanalysis.

Subject
philosophy
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 324 pages

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