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Mootz on Gadamer Critical Hermeneutics

By Lawrence Solum

pFrancis Joseph Mootz III (William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV) has posted a href=http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1316033Gadamer's Rhetorical Conception of Hermeneutics as the Key to Developing a Critical Hermeneutics/a on SSRN.nbsp; Here is the abstract:/pblockquotepThe rhetorical dimensions of Gadamer's philosophical hermeneutics have not been fully developed by his commentators, resulting in an overly conservative rendering of his philosophy. Drawing out the rhetorical features of his work, we find that Gadamer regards textual interpretation as a rhetorical accomplishment. This characterization leads to a rich conception of critical hermeneutics. The article develops Gadamer's rhetorical hermeneutics by contrasting his approach with Paul Ricoeur's famous intervention in the Gadamer-Habermas debate, and looks to Gadamer's account of legal practice as a manifestation of critical hermeneutics in action. /p/blockquote

Full post as published by Legal Theory Blog on December 18, 2008 (boomark / email).