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- Nov 2023
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files.eric.ed.gov files.eric.ed.gov
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Gadamer, the father of the philosophical hermeneutics, sought tointegrate the progress of science and thought by means of language
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for: follow up - Gadamer
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of interest
- Gadamer was the father of philosophical hermeneutics and sought to integrate progress of science and thought by means of language. Since I feel language is a critical intertwingled variable in such deep questions, his approach will be of interest
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- Oct 2015
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www.newrepublic.com www.newrepublic.com
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No joke is funny unless you see the point of it, and sometimes a point has to be explained.
Sounds logical, in the abstract. But the explanation is often known to “kill the joke”, to decrease the humour potential. In some cases, it transforms the explainee into the butt of a new joke. Something similar has been said about hermeneutics and æsthetics. The explanation itself may be a new form of art, but it runs the risk of first destroying the original creation.
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