Understanding is, in its essence, an event of effective history.

Verstehen ist seinem Wesen nach ein wirkungsgeschichtlicher Vorgang.

Hans-Georg Gadamer

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Hans-Georg Gadamer

German philosopher (1900-2002), central figure of twentieth-century hermeneutics. Truth and Method (1960) introduced the fusion of horizons, the productivity of prejudice, and understanding as dialogue.

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Source: Wahrheit und Methode (1960), Part IIVerified

Hans-Georg Gadamer's Other Quotes

Being that can be understood is language.

One who knows how to speak does not seek to be right but seeks to understand.

Prejudice is not the privilege of isolated thought but also of common sense.

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