TY - BOOK ID - 85469192 TI - Herder's hermeneutics : history, poetry, enlightenment PY - 2017 SN - 1108214584 1108215939 1108217281 1108224032 1316285774 1108218636 1107112869 1107533163 1108206484 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Hermeneutics KW - History. KW - Herder, Johann Gottfried, KW - von Herder, Johann Gottfried KW - Von Herder, J. G. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85469192 AB - Through a detailed study of Herder's Enlightenment thought, especially his philosophy of literature, Kristin Gjesdal offers a new and sometimes provocative reading of the historical origins and contemporary challenges of modern hermeneutics. She shows that hermeneutic philosophy grew out of a historical, anthropological, and poetic discourse in the mid-eighteenth century and argues that, as such, it represents a rich, stimulating, and relevant engagement with the potentials and limits of human meaning and understanding. Gjesdal's study broadens our conception of hermeneutic philosophy - the issues it raises and the answers it offers - and underlines the importance of Herder's contribution to the development of this discipline. Her book will be highly valuable for students and scholars of eighteenth-century thought, especially those working in the fields of hermeneutics, aesthetics, and European philosophy. ER -