Bedeutsamkeit. Studien zu einem Grundbegriff hermeneutischer Religionsphilosophie. 211/1-3
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Jens Trusheim
Significance has played a crucial role in the history of hermeneutic philosophy – and not just in Dilthey, Heidegger, and Blumenberg. However, there are few studies on the concept. Between vagueness requiring interpretation and over-determination that generates meaning, what is significant is interesting, thought-provoking, and challenging. This dynamic cannot be pinpointed – which makes it particularly enlightening in the philosophy of religion.
Paul Ricœur engaged extensively with the significance of symbols, metaphors, and narratives, drawing on phenomenological, structuralist, and psychoanalytical influences, as well as on influences from analytical philosophy, to enrich hermeneutics. This proves to be particularly beneficial for the philosophy of religion. This volume is a continuation of the studies on the concept of significance, but can also be read in itself.
