I Am You : the Hermeneutics of Empathy in Western Literature, Theology and Art.

By:

Morrison, Karl F. (Karl Frederick), 1936-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Princeton legacy libraryPublication details: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.Description: 1 online resource (394 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781400859436
1400859433

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: I Am You : The Hermeneutics of Empathy in Western Literature, Theology and Art.DDC classification:

801 22

LOC classification:

PN56.E62

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Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I The Content of the Saying; 1. The Positive Content; Part II Patterns of Understanding; Part III Understanding Understanding: The Silence of Words; Part IV Understanding Understanding: The Invisibility of Art; Conclusion.

Summary: Important trends in contemporary intellectual life celebrate difference, divisiveness, and distinction. Speculative writing increasingly highlights ""hermeneutic gaps"" between human beings, their histories, and their hopes. In this book Karl Morrison identifies an alternative to this disruption. He explores for the first time the entire legacy of thought revolving around the challenging claim ""I am you""--Perhaps the most concise possible statement of bonding through empathy. Professor Morrison shows that the hope for thoroughgoing understanding and inclusion in another's world view is ce.

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Important trends in contemporary intellectual life celebrate difference, divisiveness, and distinction. Speculative writing increasingly highlights ""hermeneutic gaps"" between human beings, their histories, and their hopes. In this book Karl Morrison identifies an alternative to this disruption. He explores for the first time the entire legacy of thought revolving around the challenging claim ""I am you""--Perhaps the most concise possible statement of bonding through empathy. Professor Morrison shows that the hope for thoroughgoing understanding and inclusion in another's world view is ce.

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