Abstract
This essay addresses Hans-Georg Gadamer’s ideas and legacy for contemporary hermeneutics. From an analysis of the historical and intellectual antecedents of the philosopher’s thinking, especially the theories from Schleiermacher and Dilthey, within which the logical-deductive paradigm, typical of the Age of Reason movement, already faced the first signs of academic wear, and also the influence of Heidegger’s theory, to whom Gadamer owes inspiration to many of his epistemological categories, including the concept of facticity and Dasein, this study reveals the association and the theoretical foundations of main categories from gadamerian thinking, such as the ideas of facticity, fusion of horizons, principle of effective history, tradition, preconceptions, hermeneutic circle and language. In doing so, this article reaffirms the relevance of the philosopher’s ideas for the supreme realization of hermeneutical techniques in understanding the meaning of legal rules.
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