Introduction. Luigi Pareyson : the third way to Hermeneutics

Three philosophers will be remembered as the greatest thinkers in the first generation of the theorists of Hermeneutics after Heidegger. The first is the German philosopher Hans Georg Gadamer. The second is the French philosopher Paul Ricoeur. The third is the Italian philosopher Luigi Pareyson. While this statement is largely accepted within Italian academic circles, Luigi Pareyson is little known in the English-speaking world. Yet the impact of his thought on Western philosoph is unquestionable. Some of his disciples are considered worldwide as outstanding scholars and philosophers. An English-speaking reader might be surprised to discover that Pareyson was the principal mentor of, for example, Umberto Eco and Gianni Vattimo. This discrepancy is easily explained. Pareyson's work has never been translated into English. This book is meant to be the first step in bridging this gap, to introduce Pareyson to the English-speaking world.