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Praise of theory : speeches and theory

Author:Hans-Georg Gadamer

Summary:This collection of speeches and essays clarifies Gadamer's thoughts on the power of language, the social role and influence of science, and the idea of reason. He argues that the theoretical pursuit of truth is valuable for its own sake, and devalued when pursued explicitly for practical purposes.

Print Book, English, ©1998

Publisher: Yale University Press, New Haven, ©1998

Series:

Yale studies in hermeneutics

Physical Description:xxxviii, 185 pages ; 21 cm.

ISBN:

9780300073102, 0300073100

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:1016329165

Subjects:

Herméneutique

Science and the humanities

Sciences et sciences humaines

Theory (Philosophy)

Théorie (Philosophie)

Notes:

Originally published under title: Lob der Theorie : Reden und Aufsätze. Frankfurt am Main : Suhrkamp, ©1983