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H.-G. Gadameris: trys aš–tu santykio rūšys
H.-G. Gadamer: Three Types of I-Thou Relationship

Author(s): Arūnas Mickevičius
Subject(s): Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Hermeneutics
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: H.-G. Gadamer; hermeneutics; meaning; understanding; occurrence;

Summary/Abstract: For Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics, it was important to understand the meaning concerning the subject matter in the oral interpersonal plane and in the written tradition, reaching an „agreement“. The article aims to highlight the hermeneutic I-Thou relationship and distinguish it from relationships that can be treated as an obstacle in the process of hermeneutic understanding of meaning. In order to demonstrate this, the article draws attention to segments such as „Geworfenheit“, „Wirkungsgeschitlichken Bewusstsein“, „Horizontverschmelzung“ etc. because they help to reveal in more detail not only the essence of the hermeneutic I-Thou relationship, but also its complexity. The article aims to justify the thesis that the hermeneutic understanding of meaning as Geschehen is based not only on intentional and the teleological attitudes of the Self’s consciousness, but implies what can be called an unintentional and involuntary occurence or event of meaning.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 116
  • Page Range: 6-23
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Lithuanian