Richard E. Palmer
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Religion
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Richard Palmer has lectured on and written about hermeneutics (theory of understanding and interpretation) for more than three decades. His introduction to the subject, written in 1969, has become a standard text and is translated into at least six languages. |
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His four years of postdoctoral study in Heidelberg, Germany, with Hans-Georg Gadamer, scattered over four decades, from 1965 to 1996 and including two Fulbright Grants in the nineties, have been the foundation for dozens of articles and translations gathered together here. A high-point in his career was participating in a seminar with Martin Heidegger in 1965 followed by a three-hour dinner conversing with him about his works and life after the war . In 1999 Palmer retired to devote himself to translating and writing about the works and hermeneutical philosophy of Hans-Georg Gadamer. | |||||
This webpage makes available for the first time,
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| "On the
Liminality of Hermes and the Meaning of Hermeneutics"
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| "The
Relevance of Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics to 36 Topics or Fields of
Human Activity" (1999 unpublished
lecture) |
| "The
Turn Towards Postmodern Thinking" (Postmodern
Conference for MacMurray College Faculty, May 2001) |
| "How
Hans-Georg Gadamer offers openings to a postmodern perspective" (Postmodern
Conference for MacMurray College Faculty, May
2001)
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Contact information:
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Title and mailing address: Philosopher in Residence |
Office Location: Norris Academic Building, Room 402 MacMurray College Jacksonville, IL 62650 |
Phone: 217-479-7103 Fax: 217-479-7078
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Other Pages in this Website:
| Gadamer Bibliography: How to find writings on/about Gadamer | Gadamer photos |
| Retirement dinner photos | Personal photos |
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Last updated July 25, 2005