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Philosophy Department
Lawrence Schmidt
Professor of Philosophy
Office:
Raney Building
Phone:
(501) 450-1232
E-mail:
schmidt@hendrix.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Education
Ph.D., Universität Duisburg (Germany), 1983, Philosophy
M.A., University of New Mexico, 1978, Philosophy
B.A., Reed College, 1972, Philosophy
Areas of Specialization
Gadamer
Hermeneutics
Heidegger
Dewey
Pragmatism
Modern German Philosophy
Areas of Competence
Philosophy of Science
History of Western Philosophy
Nietzsche
Indian and Chinese Philosophies
Logic
Selected Publications
Understanding Hermeneutics
. Stocksfield, UK: Acumen Publishing Limited, 2006.
"Ethical Prejudgments in a Practical Hermeneutic Philosophy." In
Kunst, Hermeneutik, Philosophie: Das Denken Hans-Georg Gadamer im Zusammenhang des 20. Jahrhunderts
. Heidelberg:Universitätsverlag (Winter, 2003), 131-47.
(edited book)
Language and Linguisticality in Gadamer's Hermeneutics
. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2000.
"Respecting Others: The Hermeneutic Virtue."
Continental Philosophy Review
33 (2000): 359-79.
"Tolerance: From a Hermeneutic Perspective."
Existentia
VI-VII (1996-97): 79-87.
"Recalling the Hermeneutic Circle."
Philosophy Today
40, no.2 (1996): 263-73.
(edited book)
The Spector of Relativism: Truth, Dialogue, and
Phronesis
in Philosophical Hermeneutics
. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University Press, 1995.
The Epistemology of Hans-Georg Gadamer: An Analysis of the Legitimization of
Vorurteile. Frankfurt a.M., Bern and New York: Peter D. Lang, 1985 (second edition, 1987)
Recent Presentations
"'I'm Seeing Red': Situations in Dewey's Logic." NEH Seminar: Pragmatism: A Living Tradition. June-July 2007.
"Journeys: A Core Course from Greece to China, Islam, Darwin, and Home Again." Association for Core Texts and Courses. April 2007.
"Revisiting Gadamer's Schleiermacher Interpretation." Mid-South Philosophy Conference. February 2007.
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