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Article: Library of Living Philosophers, Volume XXIV: The Philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer.(Review)
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- The Review of Metaphysics
- Article date:
- September 1, 1998
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Gadamer, Hans-Georg. Library of Living Philosophers, Volume XXIV: The Philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer. Edited by Lewis E. Hahn, Chicago: Open Court, 1997. xviii + 619 pp. Cloth, $56.95; paper, $29.95--Like a typical volume of the Library of Living Philosophers series, this volume has three parts, beginning with a short philosophical autobiography by the philosopher in question, Hans-Georg Gadamer. "Reflections on my Philosophical Journey" (pp. 3-63) is partly a recounting of significant moments of Gadamer's academic career and his postretirement career as a traveling lecturer, and partly a reassessment of the strengths and shortcomings of his major work, Truth and Method ...