Ethics and Aesthetics in History
Subtitle: The Selected Writings of Hans-Georg Gadamer Volume II
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781441164902
Subjects: Ethics; Aesthetics
Description: "Ethics and Aesthetics in History collects together Gadamer's most important untranslated writings on ethics, aesthetics and language. With a substantial introduction by the editors exploring Gadamer's ethical project and providing an overview of his aesthetic work, this book collects Gadamer's writings on ancient ethics, including the moral philosophy of Aristotle, and on practical philosophy. In the final section, Gadamer's writings on art and language are collected, including his examination of poetry, opera and painting among other art forms, and such topics as artistic language and translation."--