Autor: Jean Grondin

Jean Grondin is professor of philosophy at the University of Montreal. He is a world-renowned philosopher whose books in the fields of metaphysics, German philosophy, and hermeneutics have been translated into fourteen languages. He was a pupil, friend, and close collaborator of Hans-Georg Gadamer on whom he wrote a landmark biography. His prestigious honors include the Konrad-Adenauer-Award, election to the Royal Society of Canada, a Killam fellowship, an honorary doctorate from the University of Tucumán, numerous research grants, memberships on scientific boards of first-rate philosophy journals, and guest professorships at institutions throughout the world. His books in English include Introduction to Philosophical Hermeneutics and Sources of Hermeneutics.Lukas Soderstrom is a graduate student in philosophy at the University of Montreal.