TOWARDS A CRITICAL HERMENEUTIC THEORY: REVISITING THE HABERMAS-GADAMER DEBATE

Mete Han Arıtürk

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TOWARDS A CRITICAL HERMENEUTIC THEORY: REVISITING THE HABERMAS-GADAMER DEBATE

Authors:

Mete Han Arıtürk

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Siyaset Felsefesi | Çağdaş Felsefe

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.74-87

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

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2001315691

pISSN:

2147-4958

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 This study aims to compare the hermeneutical perspectives of Jürgen Habermas and Hans-Georg Gadamer in a socio-political context. By placing the interpretation of texts and cultural expressions in a broader social and political context, Habermas, who can be said to have a critical hermeneutical understanding, aims to uncover hidden ideological underpinnings. Gadamer, on the other hand, has a more traditional cultural contexts. Despite their differences, however, it is possible to say that both philosophers are developing a stance in opposition to the restrictive structures of positivism and modernism. The study examines Habermass critique of Gadamers hermeneutics, particularly his critique of the ideological dimension of tradition. The study emphasizes that, despite their differences, a basis for rapprochement is possible, especially regarding the importance of hermeneutics in enriching critical theory.

 This study aims to compare the hermeneutical perspectives of Jürgen Habermas and Hans-Georg Gadamer in a socio-political context. By placing the interpretation of texts and cultural expressions in a broader social and political context, Habermas, who can be said to have a critical hermeneutical understanding, aims to uncover hidden ideological underpinnings. Gadamer, on the other hand, has a more traditional cultural contexts. Despite their differences, however, it is possible to say that both philosophers are developing a stance in opposition to the restrictive structures of positivism and modernism. The study examines Habermass critique of Gadamers hermeneutics, particularly his critique of the ideological dimension of tradition. The study emphasizes that, despite their differences, a basis for rapprochement is possible, especially regarding the importance of hermeneutics in enriching critical theory.

 This study aims to compare the hermeneutical perspectives of Jürgen Habermas and Hans-Georg Gadamer in a socio-political context. By placing the interpretation of texts and cultural expressions in a broader social and political context, Habermas, who can be said to have a critical hermeneutical understanding, aims to uncover hidden ideological underpinnings. Gadamer, on the other hand, has a more traditional cultural contexts. Despite their differences, however, it is possible to say that both philosophers are developing a stance in opposition to the restrictive structures of positivism and modernism. The study examines Habermass critique of Gadamers hermeneutics, particularly his critique of the ideological dimension of tradition. The study emphasizes that, despite their differences, a basis for rapprochement is possible, especially regarding the importance of hermeneutics in enriching critical theory.

 Bu çalışma Jürgen Habermas ve Hans-Georg Gadamerin hermeneutik perspektiflerini sosyo-politik bir bağlamda karşılaştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. Eleştirel bir hermeneutik anlayışını benimsediğini iddia edebileceğimiz Habermas, metinlerin ve kültürel ifadelerin yorumlanmasını daha geniş bir sosyal ve siyasi bağlama yerleştirerek gizli ideolojik temelleri ortaya çıkarmayı amaçlamaktadır. Gadamer ise daha geleneksel bir hermeneutik duruşa bağlı kalarak anlamın tarihsel ve kültürel bağlamlara gömülü doğasını vurgulamaktadır. Bununla birlikte farklılıklarına rağmen her iki filozofun da pozitivizm ve modernizmin kısıtlayıcı yapılarına karşı bir tavır geliştirdiklerini söylemek mümkündür. Çalışma, Habermasın, Gadamerin hermeneutiğine yönelttiği eleştirileri, özellikle de geleneğin ideolojik boyutuna ilişkin eleştirilerini incelemektedir. Çalışma, aralarındaki farklılıklara rağmen, özellikle hermeneutiğin eleştirel teoriyi zenginleştirmedeki önemine ilişkin yakınlaşma zemininin mümkün olduğuna vurgu yapmaktadır.

Article Details

TOWARDS A CRITICAL HERMENEUTIC THEORY: REVISITING THE HABERMAS-GADAMER DEBATE

Authors:

Mete Han Arıtürk

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Siyaset Felsefesi | Çağdaş Felsefe

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.74-87

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001315691

pISSN:

2147-4958

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Authors: Mete Han Arıtürk

Publisher: Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics: Siyaset Felsefesi | Çağdaş Felsefe

Journal: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.74-87

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001315691

pISSN: 2147-4958

Issues

Authors:

Mete Han Arıtürk

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Siyaset Felsefesi | Çağdaş Felsefe

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.11 Issue 1, pp.74-87

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001315691

pISSN:

2147-4958