When1: 1960
When2: 1986
Who: Hans-Georg Gadamer [Gadamer, Hans-Georg]
What: philosopher
Where: Heidelberg, Germany
works\ Truth and Method [1960]; Idea of the Good in Platonic-Aristotelian Philosophy [1978]; Relevance of the Beautiful and Other Essays [1986]
Detail: He lived 1900 to 2002 and studied under Heidegger.
Epistemology
Understanding differs from explanation and depends on culture. People should be aware of culture and how it affects their understanding of world and themselves. Understanding is in the present.
Realizing factors involved in understanding allows understanding to be as correct as possible {authentic}.
In studying and understanding, it is important to know writing style, intended audience, problem, and social and historical context {hermeneutics, Gadamer}.
Mind
The life-world is social.
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