The Ethics of Interpretation : From Charity as a Principle to Love as a Hermeneutic Imperative (Paperback)

Introduction: What is the Ethics of Interpretation?  Part 1: Two Versions of the Principle of Charity in Interpretation: Gadamer and Davidson  1. Gadamer’s Dialogical Interpretation  2. Davidson’s Radical Interpretation: Charity and Triangulation  Part 2: Two Versions of a Poetics of Truth in Interpretation: Ricoeur and Foucault  3. Ricoeur’s Interpretive Truth: Attestation  4. Foucault’s Interpretive Truth: Parrhesia  Part 3: Two Versions of What Regulates Interpretation: Validity Claims and Love  5. The Ethics of Discussion: Karl-Otto Apel’s Program 6. Benevolence or Love as both a Moral and an Epistemic Virtue  Conclusion: Love as a Hermeneutic Imperative