Hans-Georg Gadamer: A Biography

by Jean Grondin

Book Overview

Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900-2002) was one of the greatest philosophers of our era. He was also at the center of some of the century's darkest, most complex historical events, for he chose to remain in his native Germany in the 1930s, neither supporting Hitler nor actively opposing him, but negotiating instead an "unpolitical" position that allowed him to continue his philosophical work. In this magisterial book, Jean Grondin appraises Gadamer's life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300180160
• ISBN13: 9780300180169
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"