Hermeneutics Of Hans-Georg Gadamer Research Articles

Between arts-based methods and hermeneutics: Navigating the ethics of participation in research with vulnerable children

Children are underrepresented in research, mainly because of the ethical issues that their participation raises. This is even more true when it comes to marginalized migrant children. For the sake of justice, researchers must think about methods for including children and their families and reflect on the ethics of knowledge building in these contexts. This article returns to the hermeneutics of Hans Georg Gadamer as an interpretation practice which values understanding rather than explanation. It also focuses on the concept of play which can be truth revealing and which is understood as the very being of artistic practices. This allows us to first emphasize the compatibility of hermeneutics and art-based approaches, and their ethical value when it comes to bringing clinical and research issues together. This article highlights that methods based on art and play itself are ethical in the way that they can both provide well-being and reveal a truth that is as useful to the participant as it is to the researcher. This article also addresses how the researcher, in the process of understanding, is “at play” in the research situation which places him in an active role. The play allows a participatory truth to emerge, a truth resulting from a dialogue. This leads us to recognize the ethical value of participation in research with children.

HANS GEORG GADAMER'S HERMENEUTICS VS BIBLICAL HERMENEUTICS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

At first, Hermeneutics as an interacting science was only used among the church as a method of Scripture Interpretation, with a standard system or method of hermeneutics. This hermeneutics is often referred to as Traditional Hermeneutics or Biblical Hermeneutics. However, in its development, Hermeneutics came out of biblical studies into the scope of philosophy, art, literature, and history. This hermeneutics is referred to as New Hermeneutics and appears in various variants. The purpose of this article is to introduce the New Hermeneutics system of the Postmodernist era, specifically Hans Georg Gadamer's Hermeneutics, and compare it objectively with the Biblical Hermeneutics System with the standard Grammatical-Historical method, which is often used to interpret the Bible. This study uses the comparative analysis study method to find fundamental similarities and differences between Hans Georg Gadamer's hermeneutic concepts and Biblical hermeneutics. Finally, the author makes conclusions and recommendations for Bible interpreters who are doing hermeneutics.

A Marked Absence: Pneumatic Abandonment as Desert Hermeneutic

This paper examines the ways in which the Letters of Ammonas, John Cassian’s Conference IV, and the corpus of Macarius-Symeon appropriate and develop the motif of divine abandonment found in St. Antony and shifts it into a distinctly pneumatological key through Scriptural exegesis. Correcting a misconception popularized by Vladimir Lossky, this paper argues for a normative experience of divine abandonment in the Eastern Christian tradition via sustained engagement with the experience of those practitioners of desert spirituality. Engaging with the hermeneutics of Hans Georg Gadamer and following the previously established trajectories of Douglas Burton-Christie, I argue that the desert fathers, despite initial hesitation and eventual qualification, accepted the reality of pneumatic abandonment due to the interlocking pressures of Scripture and monastic experience. The paper concludes with some implications for contemporary pneumatological discussions by drawing critical parallels between the pneumatological tradition of the desert and the contemporary pneumatic doctrine of Ephraim Radner. Radner is affirmed in his insistence on individual pneumatic abandonment but is critically questioned regarding his articulation of the pneumatic abandonment of the Church through the vantage of Macarius-Symeon’s stabilized pneumatology.

Hans Georg Gadamer's Hermeneutics for News Anchor

Globalization has a significant impact on increasing the need for information through the media in society. Television is one of the means of information that is trusted and easily accessible to the public. News anchors or news anchors on television carry an important role in disseminating information to the public. News anchors are an important part of broadcasting news information on television in realizing pre-planned news show programs. It doesn't stop there, television news anchors play an important capacity in influencing thoughts, persuasion, and shaping public opinion through the information they present to the public. In addition to proper expression and word selection, they are also obliged to deliver news in a language that is easy to understand, and understandable to television viewers. News anchors prepare themselves with information, knowledge, and competence before breaking the news. This paper presents an explanation of how the concept of understanding news texts can be seen from the perspective of Gadamer's hermeneutic philosophy. The research method used in solving the problem is the Hermeneutic analysis of a German philosopher named Gadamer. The news material in a news text is analyzed to bring out a new understanding by the process of mixing two horizons between the text of the news writer and the horizon news anchor along with the theory of communication competence and the study of hermeneutics. Hermeneutics helps news anchors present news well through preconceptions so that there is a melting of horizons and a history of influence that results in an understanding of dialogue or conversation with individuals, groups, and communities in this case the television audience so that a new horizon is reached.

Pergeseran Paradigma Tafsir Islamis di Indonesia (Studi Kasus Mohammad Natsir dan Felix Y Siauw)

Islamists have always been defined by two categories, politically they want to unite religion and state and religiously they are literalists. This article will re-examine these two theses by assuming that not all islamists are literalists. Using descriptive-analytical method, this article will compare the interpretation of two prominent islamists leaders, Mohammad Natsir (early Islamist) and Felix Y Siauw (contemporary Islamist). Hans-Georg Gadamer's hermeneutics will be used as an analytical method whereas Abdul Mustaqim's epistemological classification of tafsiir will be used to map those islamist thoughts among other scholars. This article found, firstly, that not all islamists understand the Qur'an literally. Islamists are the same as literalists was produced by research that take sample on post-Soeharto Islamists. Second, there is a shift in the paradigm of islamists interpretation. The early phase of Islamists tended to be more contextual and influenced by early islamic reform. As for contemporary Islamists, they tend to be textual and militant. This research has shown that it is necessary to study these islamists, especially their understanding of Qur’anic text.

AMINA WADUD MUHSIN GENDER THINKING IN THE HERMENEUTIC PERSPECTIVE OF HANS GEORG GADAMER

The purpose of this study is to find out the gender thinking of Amina Wadud Muhsin in the view of Hans Georg Gadamer's Hermeneutics. This research is library research using a research approach, namely: philosophical, grammatical, linguistic and phenomenological approaches. Then the source of this research data is taken from books, articles and journals related to the thoughts of Amina Wadud with Gadamer. Furthermore, the data analysis method used is descriptive method, content analysis, interpretation method, comparison, taxonomy. The results of this study indicate that: First, related to Amina Wadud's gender thinking, namely: 1. The creation of humans. According to Amina Wadud that the origin of humans, both male and female, comes from one nafs which is part of the paired system. 2. Leader. Amina Wadud strongly rejected Qawwamun to be limited to the position of men compared to women. However, there must be harmony, so Amina Wadud proposes a new idea, namely the "functionalist" concept. 3. Polygamy. For Amina Wadud, the concept of polygamy is not supported in religion, because there is no justice for women. Amina's gender thinking in the perspective of Hans Georg Gadamer's hermeneutics, in this case the interpreter's position. Amina Wadud places great emphasis on text priors and context. In this case the prior text concerns the background of an interpreter, his views and circumstances. Because an interpreter must dialogue with the text in accordance with any conditions and at any time. Likewise with Gadamer, the concept of language is the most important. This is what Gadamer calls "the influence of history".

Action Theory in the Respective Hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Chung-ying Cheng

Abstract This article advances a dialogue between the philosophical hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and the ontological hermeneutics of Chung-ying Cheng. This discussion draws into relief a question of whether or not these respective theories provide us with decision-making procedures for determining appropriate or right action in any given situation. In other words, we are inquiring into whether or not these respective hermeneutical theories incorporate forms of ethics. Following this line of questioning, we turn to Cheng’s philosophy of the Yijing and Gadamer’s analysis of Aristotle’s ethics.

Rewriting Universes: Post-Brexit Futures in Dave Hutchinson’s Fractured Europe Quartet

Recent years have witnessed the emergence of a new strand of British fiction that grapples with the causes and consequences of the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union. Building on Kristian Shaw’s pioneering work in this new literary field, this article shifts the focus from literary fiction to science fiction. It analyzes Dave Hutchinson’s Fractured Europe quartet—comprised of Europe in Autumn (pub. 2014), Europe at Midnight (pub. 2015), Europe in Winter (pub. 2016) and Europe at Dawn (pub. 2018)—as a case study in British science fiction’s response to the recent nationalistic turn in the UK. This article draws on a bespoke interview with Hutchinson and frames its discussion within a range of theories and studies, especially the European hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer. It argues that the Fractured Europe quartet deploys science fiction topoi to interrogate and criticize the recent rise of English nationalism. It further contends that the Fractured Europe books respond to this nationalistic turn by setting forth an estranged vision of Europe and offering alternative modalities of European identity through the mediation of photography and the redemptive possibilities of cooking.

ІДЕЯ ПРОСВІТИ У МОЗАЇЦІ М. А. СТОРОЖЕНКА "ЛЬВІВСЬКЕ СТАВРОПІГІЙНЕ БРАТСТВО XVI–XVIII ст."

The purpose of the article is to study the history of creation and the ideological content of the mosaic by Mykola Andriyovych Storozhenko (1928–2015) "Lviv Stavropegic Brotherhood of the 16th – 18th centuries." in the interiors of N.N. Bogolyubov ITF of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Feofaniya (1969) in the context of the heritage of Ukrainian and world monumental art. Methodology.The study uses historical and cultural, comparative, iconographic and iconological methods. We rely on the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and the theory of "big time" by M.M. Bakhtin, which allows us to consider the mosaics of M.A. Storozhenko in the context of the heritage of world art. Main results. In the mosaic "Lexicon”, the greatness of the word is affirmed by means of monumental art. Storozhenko restores its sacred meaning, forgotten in the days of atheism. The master showed the importance of the printed word for the formation of Ukrainian culture. The ideological content of the monumental composition “Stauropegia. Lexicon": the educational value of words and art. Combining the interiors of the printing house and art workshop with the architectural space of the city, the master creates the image of Lviv as a cultural and educational center of Orthodoxy in Western Ukraine. The use of comparative analysis showed that M. Storozhenko synthesizes the artistic heritage of the ancient world (Tripoli, Egypt), Kievan Rus (monumental art and miniature), Renaissance, Rococo, Cubism, abstractionism and others. Polystylism, characteristic of art of the XX–XXI centures, became the basis for the formation of the individual artistic style of one of the leading artists of our time. Scientific novelty. The cultural-historical and artistic meaning of the monumental mosaic of M.A. Storozhenko has been studied in connection with the problems of national self-identification and polystylism of art of the twentieth century. Practical significance. The results of the study are necessary for the creation of a modern history of monumental and decorative art of Ukraine.

Hermeneutics at the Time of the Anthropocene: The Case of Hans-Georg Gadamer

The article puts forward the thesis that Hans-Georg Gadamer's hermeneutics can be useful for conceptualising the issue of the Anthropocene. Both speculative features of hermeneutics generally and specific Gadamerian insights are helpful for this matter. As for the speculative features of hermeneutics, the concept of understanding may be used, as well as Gadamer's analysis of prejudices and of the history of effect. Further, Gadamer's ecological insights anticipated some problems raised by the philosophy of the Anthropocene and are therefore also helpful in our current articulation of the concept.

Suffering “Like This”: Interpretation and the Pedagogical Disruption of the Dual System of Education

In this paper I attempt to show how my graduate work in interpretive studies transformed my previous work as a special education consultant. Using Hans-Georg Gadamer's hermeneutics, as well as Ivan Illich's notions of iatrogenesis and counter-productivity, I discuss my work with a school team as they struggled throughout a school year with a special education classroom for students with diagnosed mental health disorders.

Construindo sentidos sobre o cuidado em saúde à luz da hermenêutica gadameriana

Uma contribuição relevante da hermenêutica de Hans-Georg Gadamer para o tema do cuidado concentra-se sobre uma ótica que vislumbra as subjetividades que permeiam o adoecimento humano. Dentro desta perspectiva hermenêutica, as pessoas, além de seres biológicos, são também sujeitos de sua própria subjetividade, e como tais, vivenciam a experiência do cuidado a partir de suas próprias lentes afetivo-subjetivas. O presente estudo pretende ser um ensaio de discussão teórica, que intenta a construção de uma discussão que gere novos sentidos para o tema do cuidado em saúde à luz da Hermenêutica Filosófica de Hans-Georg Gadamer. Para tal, foram utilizados textos do próprio Gadamer (1997; 2002; 2011), assim como publicações de autores que trabalham a temática a partir do mesmo marco teórico. Para Gadamer (1997), os conhecimentos técnicos são obtidos através do estudo e da experiência, já sua correta aplicabilidade, somente será alcançada através do contato hermenêutico-experiencial junto a outra pessoa. E nesse sentido, o diálogo parece constituir uma dimensão decisiva para o estabelecimento de uma relação de abertura e igualdade. Além disso, a medicina baseada em evidências simplesmente não é, por si só, suficiente para prestar um cuidado atencioso e pautado nas peculiaridades subjetivas humanas.

From hermeneutics to heteroglossia: ‘The Patient’s View’ revisited

This article explores conceptual and methodological challenges surrounding the recovery of patients’ voices in the history of medicine. We examine the debate that followed Roy Porter’s seminal article, ‘The Patient’s...

Comparative Theology and Hermeneutics: A Gadamerian Approach to Interreligious Interpretation

This paper employs the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer as a tool to underpin the methodology of Comparative Theology. Acknowledging limitations in Gadamer’s framework, it argues these can either be overcome or bypassed in this context. The paper initially sets out Gadamer’s own understanding of the relationship of his hermeneutics to theology and its reception within theology. It then outlines Francis Clooney’s Comparative Theology using others theologians as needed to supplement this, notably Paul Knitter and Michelle Voss Roberts. The third part shows how Comparative Theology’s methodologically can be grounded in principles coming from Gadamer’s hermeneutics which provide a philosophical rationale for the discipline, making particular use of the concept of translation. It makes reference to Marianne Moyaert’s deployment of Paul Ricoeur’s hermeneutical model for interreligious understanding. Various directions for further research are suggested at the end of the paper.

The Serious Game: Towards a Hermeneutic Understanding of the Tarot

The images of tarot cards are rich in symbols which invite interpretation and speculation. In this paper I explain the predominant uses of the tarot cards. In parts of Europe the tarot is still played as a game; in Britain and the United States it is used for divination. Particular attention is given to the writings of Antoine Court de Gebelin and Jean-Baptiste Alliette, in the eighteenth century, as key turning points in the use of the cards from gaming to fortune-telling or cartomancy. As the practice of visual interpretation and the disclosure of truth are central to divination with the tarot, I refer to the philosophical hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer as an appropriate way of understanding the practice. I utilize Gadamer’s notions of play, festival and symbol to explain the relationship between gaming and reading the cards. From this I am able to formulate an understanding of cartomancy as a form of serious play, related to but differing from game play in the nature of its encounter with the symbol.

Interpretation and Objectivity

In this essay, I argue that a common reading of Max Weber’s social science and its treatment of interpretation as either insufficiently or excessively “scientific” on the model of the natural sciences is inadequate. Freed from the either/or opposition of naturalism and humanism, and read through the philosophical hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer, Weber can be read as offering a way forward for the social sciences that embraces both the subjective orientation of social scientists and the objective aspirations of social science.

The Shape of Morality in the Gospel of Mark: An Experiment in Hermeneutics

The following work draws from the philosophical hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer to form an inquiry into the moral vision of the Gospel of Mark. The metaphor of slavery is identified as a central component of the moral instruction of Jesus to his disciples. Following a brief analysis of the metaphor in Greco-Roman literature to identify its basic import in Mark’s Gospel, a dialogue is developed between the second Gospel and the moral philosophy of Zygmunt Bauman. Three lines of thought are isolated in the work of Bauman and utilized to illuminate and elaborate the moral vision of Mark that emerges from the metaphor of slavery: the conceptualization of morality as responsibility for others; the rooting of moral action in emotion; and the location of morality at the center of what it means to be human.

Pensar arriscado: a relação entre filosofia e educação

Este trabalho foi produzido no âmbito de uma sessão especial da Associação Nacional de Pós-graduação em Educação (ANPEd) a respeito das relações entre a filosofia, a história, a psicologia e a sociologia da educação. Discute, primeiramente, a relação de familiaridade da filosofia com a educação, apontando seu vínculo originário, iniciado no mundo grego, sob a rubrica de fundamentos da educação, para, então, explicitar um movimento de afastamento provocado pela cientificização da pedagogia. Com o avanço dos processos de modernização e o êxito do conhecimento científico, a área dos fundamentos sofreu os impactos da racionalidade científica, sendo os resultados cada vez mais incontestáveis e que destituem o saber metafísico. Tal impacto, contudo, não desautorizou a despedida da filosofia, mas provocou uma mudança conceitual e de seu papel na relação com a educação e a cultura. A área então assume uma posição mais humilde diante das ciências e de outras expressões simbólicas, dialogando e interpretando os paradoxos e as tensões geradas pelas nossas relações com o mundo. A partir dessa abordagem, o artigo encaminha duas sugestões para a relação entre filosofia e educação. A primeira, apoiada na hermenêutica de Hans-Georg Gadamer e na racionalidade transversal de Wolfgang Welsch, retoma a perspectiva dos novos diálogos científicos, chamados de interdisciplinaridade, como um modo de superar os limites da especialização e de atender a complexidade das questões educacionais. Na segunda sugestão, indica-se a posição de Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht a respeito da relevância das humanidades para desenvolver um pensamento arriscado, capaz de produzir complexidades nas análises que iluminem as questões educacionais.

What Do We Do When the Other Speaks Her Own Language: Returning to the Ethics of Comparativism

This article examines the ethical dimensions of the Other, as it is configured in the discipline of Comparative Literature, particularly as it is practiced in the US in the recent proliferation of critical schools that claim to engage alterity in a respectful and inclusive fashion. It begins with a summary of the philosophical employments of the Other dating from the Greeks through Existentialism. It then investigates the role of the Other in the hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Paul Ricoeur and the historiography of Michel de Certeau. Examining how these conceptions of alterity have impacted upon literary studies, attention is then turned to the work of Emmanuel Levinas. How can the thoughts of these various thinkers contribute to and/or reanimate current theoretical approachs to “reading” the Other that appear to have become the goal of literary studies today?

The Meaning of “Meaning” from a Hermeneutic Point of View

AbstractWhat is the meaning of “meaning”, hermeneutically seen? How does the philosophical hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer relate to the different types of meaning that are at hand in other branches of philosophy, such as sentence meaning within analytic philosophy, uttered meaning within speech acts theory and the communicative/dialogical meaning of formal/transcendental pragmatics? The comprehensive framework of Gadamer’s hermeneutics forms the horizon of understanding of this paper, and of specific interest is how these different types of meaning relate to the hermeneutic framework. Can a hermeneutical sense of meaning be elaborated in contrast to these different senses of meaning? Or, can these different types of meaning, in a certain sense, also be seen as compatible with the wider hermeneutical framework of meaning?