The question of philosophy as a hermeneutic challenge

When discussing philosophical hermeneutics, the word »philosophical« is not just an ordinary attribute. Above all, it denotes the very activity of philosophy itself, which in itself discloses the hermeneutic question of the possibility of truth. The development of the 20th century philosophical herm...

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Main Author: Dean Komel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for the Advancement of Philosophy 2002-06-01
Series:Prolegomena
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Online Access:http://www.hrstud.hr/prolegomena/Pro-2002-1/Pro-2002-1-Clanci-Komel.pdf
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Summary:When discussing philosophical hermeneutics, the word »philosophical« is not just an ordinary attribute. Above all, it denotes the very activity of philosophy itself, which in itself discloses the hermeneutic question of the possibility of truth. The development of the 20th century philosophical hermeneutics thus depends on the philosophy’s historical facing the question of the possibility of its immanent truth. This »historical« dimension is not something extrinsic to philosophy, but rather an intrinsic quality of the possibility of philosophical thinking itself, which implies the basic presupposition of philosophical hermeneutics we’re here trying to indicate and develop. We therefore accept in advance the historical criterion of philosophical thinking.
ISSN:1333-4395
1846-0593