Reflections on Hans-Georg Gadamer's "Wirkungsgeschichte" [Opmerkings oor Hans-Georg Gadamer se begrip van die " Wirkungsgeschichte"]
dc.contributor.author | Fouche H.L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-05-15T16:02:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-05-15T16:02:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2002 | |
dc.description.abstract | Hans-Georg Gadamer's contribution to hermencutics can be summarized in a nutshell in his thesis that there is a "wirkungsgeschichtliche" dimension in all understanding. In this article I make four remarks on the meaning of this concept. Firstly: the universal claim of Gadamer docs not claim to describe the totality of understanding, but only an essential and forgotten dimension. Secondly: there are three ascending perspectives on art, tradition and speaking that constitute together the Wirkungsgeschichte. Every one of them demonstrates that understanding is not primarily an action of objectification, but a happening of participation. Thirdly: there are similar thinking patterns by different philosophers that demonstrate that Gadamer's concept of the Wirkungsgeschichte is not so new and strange. Lastly: Gadamer's use of Aristotle's concept of phronesis or judgement (practical reasoning) is the concretization of the Wirkungsgeschichte and his ereat contribution to hermeneutics. | |
dc.description.version | Article | |
dc.identifier.citation | South African Journal of Philosophy | |
dc.identifier.citation | 21 | |
dc.identifier.citation | 4 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2580136 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/12500 | |
dc.title | Reflections on Hans-Georg Gadamer's "Wirkungsgeschichte" [Opmerkings oor Hans-Georg Gadamer se begrip van die " Wirkungsgeschichte"] | |
dc.type | Article |