Chris Lawn (philosopher)

Chris Lawn is an Irish philosopher, the author of several books on Gadamer's thought and on hermeneutics. Lawn has a BA from the University of Wales, an MA from the University of Sussex, and a PhD from the National University of Ireland. He has taught philosophy in Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick.[1]

Chris Lawn
EducationNational University of Ireland (PhD), University of Sussex (MA), University of Wales (BA)
Era21st-century philosophy
RegionWestern philosophy
InstitutionsUniversity of Limerick
Main interests
hermeneutics

Books

  • Wittgenstein and Gadamer: Towards a Post-Analytic Philosophy of Language, Continuum Press, 2005[2]
  • Gadamer: a Guide for the Perplexed, Continuum. 2006[3]
  • The Gadamer Dictionary, with Niall Keane, A&C Black. 2011[4]
  • The Blackwell Companion to Hermeneutics, edited with Niall Keane, Wiley-Blackwell. 2015

References

  1. "Annual Guide". Mary Immaculate College. 2011–2012. p. 129 via Yumpu.
  2. Reviews of Wittgenstein and Gadamer:
  3. Review of Gadamer: a Guide for the Perplexed:
  4. Review of The Gadamer Dictionary:



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