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fusion of horizons: a standalone construct

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Hermeneutics

the meeting of the interpreter's historically shaped horizon with the horizon of the text, through which understanding takes place.

In hermeneutics, fusion of horizons refers to the meeting of the interpreter's historically shaped horizon with the horizon of the text, through which understanding takes place. This meaning comes from Gadamer (1960/1979) in Truth and Method.[1]

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horizon5 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, five constructs fusion4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs left-hemisphere interpreter1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

Gadamer, H.-G. (1979). Truth and Method. Sheed & Ward. (Original work published 1960) ISBN 9780722092156

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