Episode 111: Gadamer’s Hermeneutics: How to Interpret
Summary: On Hans-Georg Gadamer's Truth and Method (1960, ch. 4), "Aesthetics and Hermeneutics" (1964), "The Universality of the Hermeneutical Problem" (1966), and "Hermeneutics as Practical Philosophy" (1972).<br> Hemeneutics is all about interpretation, primarily of texts, but of other things too, and Gadamer thinks that even if we learn all about the history and customs and probable authorial mindset of a text, there's still not a single, correct interpretation. We can't just put aside our prejudices to get to such an objective truth, and in fact without the baggage we bring to a text, we have no purchase from which to begin an interpretation.<br> Mark, Seth, Wes, and Dylan try to get through all this rich material, discussing science vs. philosophy (again!), modern art, what it is to be practical, and lots more. <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/02/16/topic111-gadamer-hermeneutics/" target="_blank">Read more about the topic and get the texts</a>.<br> End song: "The Default Relation," a new song by Mark Lint. <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/03/02/default-relation/" target="_blank">Read about it</a>.<br> Support the podcast by <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/membership-options/" target="_blank">becoming a PEL Citizen</a> or <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/shopdonate/" target="_blank">making a donation</a>.<br> <a href="http://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2015/03/22/listen-to-the-gadamer-aftershow/" target="_blank">Listen to the Aftershow with Stephen West and Seth Paskin</a>.<br> Visit <a href="http://www.squarespace.com/" target="_blank">squarespace.com</a> to checkout the new Squarespace 7 and enter checkout code "PEL" to get 10% off. <br> Please also visit our new sponsor at <a href="http://thegreatcourses.com/PEL" target="_blank">thegreatcourses.com/PEL</a> to learn about a lot of awesome philosophy (and other) lectures you'll definitely want to check out (at a massive discount!).<br> The Gadamer picture is by <a href="http://www.instagram.com/sterlingbartlett" target="_blank">Sterling Bartlett</a>.<br>
