Starting from his conception of an original “extra-methodical” truth, of which one can gain experience through art, history, and philosophy, Gadamer enhances the fore-predicative dimension of knowledge. In his opinion, the awareness of our “pre-judices” – the voice of tradition –, reached through interpretation, opens up to the otherness of the other and increases friendship as well as solidarity. By defining hermeneutics as practical philosophy thanks to a re-working of Aristotle’s concept of phrónesis, Gadamer starts up a “rehabilitation of practical philosophy”. This “recovery” contributed to overcoming the world crisis in the mid-twentieth century and could still orient a “life together” within today’s ethical and political frameworks.
Prendendo le mosse dalla sua concezione di una verità “extra-metodica” originaria di cui si può fare esperienza nell’arte, nella storia e nella filosofia, Gadamer valorizza la dimensione pre- predicativa della conoscenza. Egli ritiene che la consapevolezza dei nostri “pre-giudizi” – la voce della tradizione –, attinta mediante interpretazione, apra all’alterità dell’altro e intensifichi tanto l’amicizia quanto la solidarietà. Definendo l’ermeneutica come filosofia pratica grazie a una rielaborazione del concetto aristotelico di phrónesis, Gadamer dà avvio a quella “riabilitazione della filosofia pratica” che ha contribuito al superamento della crisi mondiale a metà del ventesimo secolo e può ancora orientare una “vita in comune” nell’ambito degli attuali contesti etico-politici.
(2025). The Original Truth of Understanding and Taking Action: Gadamer on Plurality and Solidarity [journal article - articolo]. In STUDIA UNIVERSITATIS BABES-BOLYAI. PHILOSOPHIA. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10446/315425
The Original Truth of Understanding and Taking Action: Gadamer on Plurality and Solidarity
Marafioti, Rosa Maria
2025-12-01
Abstract
Starting from his conception of an original “extra-methodical” truth, of which one can gain experience through art, history, and philosophy, Gadamer enhances the fore-predicative dimension of knowledge. In his opinion, the awareness of our “pre-judices” – the voice of tradition –, reached through interpretation, opens up to the otherness of the other and increases friendship as well as solidarity. By defining hermeneutics as practical philosophy thanks to a re-working of Aristotle’s concept of phrónesis, Gadamer starts up a “rehabilitation of practical philosophy”. This “recovery” contributed to overcoming the world crisis in the mid-twentieth century and could still orient a “life together” within today’s ethical and political frameworks.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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