Gadamerian Fusion of Horizons and Hermeneutics
가다머의 지평융합과 철학적 해석학
A foundational philosophical hermeneutics treatise asserting that understanding is an ongoing historical dialogue where the interpreter's situated fore-meanings merge with the text in a "fusion of horizons".
| Field | Philosophy · Literature & Literary Theory |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Meso · Groups & Organizations |
| Paradigm | Hermeneutics Phenomenology |
| Key figures | 👤 Hans-Georg Gadamer (한스-게오르크 가다머) |
| Year | 1960 |
Key Claims
Hans-Georg Gadamer demonstrated that understanding is not a method for objective historical reconstruction, but an ontological event mediated by language. Through ‘historically effected consciousness’ (Wirkungsgeschichte), authentic understanding occurs through a dynamic ‘fusion of horizons’ (Horizontverschmelzung).
Further Reading
- Gadamer, H.-G. (1960). Wahrheit und Methode. J.C.B. Mohr. (English: Truth and Method, 1975, Sheed and Ward).
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