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Problem tumačenja u ontološkoj hermeneutici
Problems of Interpretation in Ontological Hermeneutics

Author(s): Gojko Kosovac
Subject(s): Epistemology, Contemporary Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Ontology
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Новом Саду
Keywords: ontology; hermeneutics; Gadamer; Betti; interpretation;

Summary/Abstract: Gadamer’s ontological hermeneutics postulate the universality of interpretation, incorporating the classical (philological, juristic and theological) schools of interpretation, the philosophical spirit, phenomenology, the science of history and humanistic tradition within the framework of a unique body of research. However, the question is how eclectic is Gadamer’s grounding of hermeneutics? Th e author attempts to show that there are many outside interpretations in the heterogeneous series of hermeneutic solutions that make up the great philosophical work Truth and Method, and they later become Gadamer’s vital theses. Examples of this include: the subjective and objective aspects of interpretation; the Hermeneutic Circle; the problem of application; the ontological aspect of understanding; the relation between being and language; a more source-related interpretation of Schleiermacher and Dilthey - these are not Gadamer’s discoveries. Considering the range of Betti’s critique, the author emphasizes that the intention of Gadamer’s hermeneutics is the new awakening of the importance of scientific consciousness for the fate of humankind.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 9
  • Page Range: 41-59
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Serbian