How Long to Read Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics

How Long Does it Take to Read Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 20 minutes to read Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics by Jean Grondin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this wide-ranging historical introduction to philosophical hermeneutics, Jean Grondin discusses the major figures from Philo to Habermas, analyzes conflicts between various interpretive schools, and provides a persuasive critique of Gadamer's view of hermeneutic history, though in other ways Gadamer's Truth and Method serves as a model for Grondin's approach. Grondin begins with brief overviews of the pre-nineteenth-century thinkers Philo, Origen, Augustine, Luther, Flacius, Dannhauer, Chladenius, Meier, Rambach, Ast, and Schlegel. Next he provides more extensive treatments of such major nineteenth-century figures as Schleiermacher, Böckh, Droysen, and Dilthey. There are full chapters devoted to Heidegger and Gadamer as well as shorter discussions of Betti, Habermas, and Derrida. Because he is the first to pay close attention to pre-Romantic figures, Grondin is able to show that the history of hermeneutics cannot be viewed as a gradual, steady progression in the direction of complete universalization. His book makes it clear that even in the early period, hermeneutic thinkers acknowledged a universal aspect in interpretation--that long before Schleiermacher, hermeneutics was philosophical and not merely practical. In revising and correcting the standard account, Grondin's book is not merely introductory but revisionary, suitable for beginners as well as advanced students in the field.

How long is Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics?

Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics by Jean Grondin is 260 pages long, and a total of 65,000 words.

This makes it 88% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 55 minutes to read Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics aloud.

What Reading Level is Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics?

Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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