The Gadamerian Discourse in China and the Fusion of Aesthetic Realms
Based on comparative philosophical methodology, this paper presents a new hermeneutic method for interpreting Chinese (especially ancient Chinese) texts. It first introduces the rich tradition of Chinese hermeneutics and then analyses its possible dialogues with European hermeneutic methods, especi...
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Based on comparative philosophical methodology, this paper presents a new hermeneutic method for interpreting Chinese (especially ancient Chinese) texts. It first introduces the rich tradition of Chinese hermeneutics and then analyses its possible dialogues with European hermeneutic methods, especially Gadamer’s “fusion of horizons”. It identifies some methodological problems inherent in this method and, on this basis, proposes the application of a new hermeneutic method that may be more suitable for the interpretation of traditional Chinese metaphysical and literary texts. It is based on the traditional philosophical-aesthetic notion of jingjie 境界. The author preliminarily refers to this method as a “fusion of aesthetic realms”.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9d03529500b45b4b39cfced755265fc2023-01-18T09:00:40ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Asian Studies2232-51312350-42262023-01-0111110.4312/as.2023.11.1.299-316The Gadamerian Discourse in China and the Fusion of Aesthetic RealmsJana S. Rošker0University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Slovenia Based on comparative philosophical methodology, this paper presents a new hermeneutic method for interpreting Chinese (especially ancient Chinese) texts. It first introduces the rich tradition of Chinese hermeneutics and then analyses its possible dialogues with European hermeneutic methods, especially Gadamer’s “fusion of horizons”. It identifies some methodological problems inherent in this method and, on this basis, proposes the application of a new hermeneutic method that may be more suitable for the interpretation of traditional Chinese metaphysical and literary texts. It is based on the traditional philosophical-aesthetic notion of jingjie 境界. The author preliminarily refers to this method as a “fusion of aesthetic realms”. https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/10667GadamerZhuangzijingjiefusion of horizonsfusion of aesthetic realms |
| spellingShingle | Jana S. Rošker The Gadamerian Discourse in China and the Fusion of Aesthetic Realms Asian Studies Gadamer Zhuangzi jingjie fusion of horizons fusion of aesthetic realms |
| title | The Gadamerian Discourse in China and the Fusion of Aesthetic Realms |
| title_full | The Gadamerian Discourse in China and the Fusion of Aesthetic Realms |
| title_fullStr | The Gadamerian Discourse in China and the Fusion of Aesthetic Realms |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Gadamerian Discourse in China and the Fusion of Aesthetic Realms |
| title_short | The Gadamerian Discourse in China and the Fusion of Aesthetic Realms |
| title_sort | gadamerian discourse in china and the fusion of aesthetic realms |
| topic | Gadamer Zhuangzi jingjie fusion of horizons fusion of aesthetic realms |
| url | https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/10667 |
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