Gadamer's Truth and Method: A Polyphonic Commentary offers a fresh look at Gadamer's magnum opus, Truth and Method, which was first published in German in 1960, translated into English in 1975, and is widely recognized as a ground-breaking text of philosophical hermeneutics. The volume features essays from fourteen scholars-both established and rising stars-each of which cover a portion of Truth and Method following the order of the text itself. The result is a robust, historically and thematically rich polyphonic reading of the text as a whole, valuable both for scholarship and teaching.
Greg Lynch is Associate Professor of Philosophy at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, where he teaches courses on a range of subjects, including hermeneutics, the history of philosophy, aesthetics, existentialism, and the philosophy of mind. His research focuses on issues in hermeneutics and the philosophy of language, particularly as they arise in the work of Hans-Georg Gadamer, Donald Davidson, and the ordinary language tradition. Cynthia R. Nielsen is an Associate Professor at the University of Dallas, where she teaches courses in the areas of hermeneutics, aesthetics, the philosophy of music/art, and the history of philosophy. Her articles have appeared in journals such as Symposium: Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy, Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology, The Polish Journal of Aesthetics, and Philosophy and Literature. She has published two books, the most recent is entitled Interstitial Soundings:Philosophical Reflections on Improvisation, Practice, and Self-Making, which focuses on the philosophy and phenomenology of music as well as the social and political dimensions of music-making. Her current research centers on bringing Hans-Georg Gadamer's reflections on art into conversation with the insights and practices of 20th and 21st century music and art. She currently serves as the Secretary of the North American Society for Philosophical Hermeneutics.
Introduction 1. Introduction (Greg Lynch and Cynthia Nielsen) 2. Greg Lynch, North Central College: "What is the question to which Truth and Method is the answer?" Part 1: Art 1. Theodore George, Texas A&M University (TM I.1.1) 2. Nicholas Davey, University of Dundee (TM I.1.2) 3. Jessica Frazier, University of Oxford (TM I.2.1) 4. Daniel Tate, St. Bonaventure University (TM I.1.3) 5. Cynthia Nielsen, University of Dallas (TM I.2.2) Part 2: Tradition, History, and the Human Sciences 1. Kevin Vander Schel, Gonzaga University (TM II.1.1) 2. Eric Nelson, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (TM II.1.2) 3. Carolyn Culbertson, Florida Gulf Coast University (TM II.2.1) 4. David Liakos, Houston Community College (TM II.2.2) 5. Jerome Veith, Seattle University (TM II.2.3) Part 3: Language and Linguisticality 1. Carlo DaVia, Fordham University (TM III.1) 2. Gert-Jan van der Heiden, Radboud University (TM III.2) 3. James Risser, Seattle University (TM III.3) Index
