Providing a comprehensive engagement with the work of Hans-Herbert
Kögler, this is the first volume to expand upon and critique his
distinctive approach to critical theory: critical hermeneutics.
In the current climate of crisis, the relevance and fruitfulness of
Kögler's work has never been greater, as he fuses the philosophies of
Michel Foucault, Hans- Georg Gadamer, and his mentor, Jürgen Habermas,
to respond to critical international issues surrounding politics,
agency, and society. Working towards a truly non-ethno-centric and
global conception of intercultural dialogue, an essential aspect of
Kögler's critical hermeneutics is his account of selfhood as reflexive:
socially situated, embodied, and linguistically articulated, permeated
by power, but yet critical and creative.
Leading international scholars, representing a variety of disciplinary
backgrounds, build upon Kögler's approach in this volume and explore the
methodological, theoretical, and applicative scope of critical
hermeneutics beyond the Frankfurt School. In doing so, they address some
of the most pressing issues facing global society today, from
multilingual education to the urgent need for interreligious and
intercultural understanding.
Closing with a response from Kögler himself, Hans-Herbert Kögler's
Critical Hermeneutics also offers an exclusive account of the
philosopher's contemporary re-appraisal of the core tenets of critical
hermeneutics.
