The Philosophical Dialogue: A Poetics and a Hermeneutics
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (791 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0268030979 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 552 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Masterful, Erudite Treatment of the History, Potential, and Power of the Dialogue Form Hosle's book on the philosophical dialogue is devoted to understanding the history and possibilities of the philosophical dialogue as a philosophical and literary genre, making a few original philosophical claims and arguments along the way but primarily acting as a comprehensive secondary work of criticism, c
Numerous authors of dialogues are discussed, with a special focus on Plato, Cicero, Augustine, Hume, and Diderot. Originally published in Germany as Der philosophische Dialog: Eine Poetik und Hermeneutik (2006), this book not only contributes to the philosophical discussion of dialogue but to a great extent defines it. No overall history of the philosophical dialogue has appeared since Rudolf Hirzel's two-volume study was published in 1895. This book will be read for many years to come." —Dmitri Nikulin, New School for Social Research. This fine translation will prove useful to both philosophers and literary critics in the English-speaking world. "With its exceptionally clear and powerful argumentation, the book might become the defining work for the study of dialogue. To explain what is meant by "philosophical dialogue," Hösle first deals with the specific traits of philosophical dialogue in contrast to other literary forms of philosophy and its special status among them. Paraphrasing Kant, one could say that in philosophy mere theory without a history is empty, while history without a theory is blind. Finally, he takes up the connection between literary form and philosophical content in the philosophical dialogue. Yet in his work Hösle achieves a unique synthesis of historical perceptivity and systematic rigor. Hösle presents a taxonomy and a doctrine of categories for the complex litera
He is the author or editor of many books, including Darwinism and Philosophy (coedited with Christian Illies, 2005) and Morals and Politics(2004), both published by the University of Notre Dame Press.. He is the director of the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study. Kimball Chair of Arts and Letters in the Department of German Languages
He is the author or editor of many books, including Darwinism and Philosophy (coedited with Christian Illies, 2005) and Morals and Politics(2004), both published by the University of Notre Dame Press.. About the AuthorVittorio Hösle is Paul G. Kimball Chair of Arts and Letters in the Department of German Languages and Literatures, concurrent professor of philosophy and political science, and fellow of the Nanovic Institute for European Studies and of the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is the d