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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810501903321

Autore

Vilhauer Monica

Titolo

Gadamer's ethics of play : hermeneutics and the other / / Monica Vilhauer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2010

ISBN

1-283-08462-7

9786613084620

0-7391-3916-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Classificazione

100

Disciplina

175

Soggetti

Hermeneutics

Play (Philosophy)

Other (Philosophy)

Ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Facing the inadequate model of modern science -- Introducing the key of play -- Understanding art : the play of work and spectator -- Understanding tradition : full shift to understanding in the human sciences -- The ethical conditions of dialogic play : between I and thou -- Genuine play in action : the model of the philosopher -- The value of play : transition to play as a guide to life -- Play and practical philosophy : play as a guide to life -- The problem of closedness -- Cultivating an opening to dialogue.

Sommario/riassunto

Gadamer's Ethics of Play examines the ethical dimensions of understanding by focusing on the concept of dialogical 'play' in Hans-Georg Gadamer's Truth and Method. The book is accessible to an undergraduate audience, while also being relevant to ongoing debates among Gadamer scholars.