Literary 2 Flashcards
Gadamer understanding is mediated by
Individual presupposition; they are necessary prerequisite
Truth and method
Gadamer universal method
There is no one universal method, allowing to arrive at the truth
Gadamer each interpretation has to be made for each particular case
Each interpretation has to be made for each particular case
Gadamer. Meaning
The meaning depends on the context, rather than the authorial intention
Gadamer
Historically effected consciousness
Being shaped by history and culture
Gadamer
Personal growth
It is crucial to be confronted with other perspectives and worldviews
Dialogue
Dialogue
Dialogue
Familiarizing the unknown
The importance of familiarizing the unknown, bridging the gap between beings
Dialogue
Form a bond
Reaching out to other beings to form a bond
Dialogue
Basis for coexistence
It is the basis for coexistence
Dialogue
The exchange of speech acts
Involves the exchange of speech acts…questions and answers
Dialogue
Real reader
A real reader is a patient reader
Gadamer
Horizons
A particular perspective, grounded in history and culture of the given period; it always limits presupposition
Gadamer
Fusion of horizons
Coming together of two perspectives
Gadamer
Expanding horizons
Through encounters with other culture
Art, conversation, learning, travelling
Gadamer
Change and expansion of horizons
The change and expansion of individual understanding, enables one to interpret oneself more fully