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The Critical Circle
Literature, History, and Philosophical Hermeneutics
David Couzens Hoy
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The Critical Circle
Literature, History, and Philosophical Hermeneutics
David Couzens Hoy
About This Book
The Critical Circle investigates the celebrated hermeneutic circle, especially as it manifests itself in historical inquiry and literary criticism. Formulated variously in different theories of hermeneutics, the circle generally describes how, in the process of understanding an interpretation, part and whole are related in a circular way: in order to understand the while, it is necessary to understand the parts, while to understand the parts it is necessary to have some comprehension of the whole. --from the Foreword This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.
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- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction
- ONE Validity and the Authorâs Intention: A Critique of E. D. Hirsch âs Hermeneutics
- TWO The Nature of Understanding: Hans-Georg Gadamerâs Philosophical Hermeneutics
- THREE Text and Context
- FOUR Truth and Criticism
- FIVE Hermes and Clio
- Notes
- Index