Gadamerian and Chinese Philosophical Reflections on the Developments of Chung-ying Cheng’s Post-Dialogue Onto-hermeneutic Philosophy

In light of developments in Chung-ying Cheng’s (1935-) onto-hermeneutic philosophy during the years after his dialogue with Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900–2002) took place in Heidelberg in May 2000, I explore several new issues related to Cheng’s understanding of Gadamer’s hermeneutic philosophy. First of all, I argue that Cheng has not addressed the vital concept of the “inner word” in Gadamer’s Truth and Method, and point toward some of its fecund hermeneutic significance, especially with regard to its characterization of Sprache/Language and its dynamics within human understanding. Secondly, I underscore the fact that Cheng (and the majority of other contemporary Chinese philosophers) have not understood the profound impact of Christian philosophical writings in Gadamer’s work, particularly in his claim that Christian ontology offers an alternative to ancient Greek ontologies that are “categorically significant.” Finally, I describe and analyze the development of a new theistic understanding of reality within Cheng’s post-dialogue publications, suggesting ways of critically advancing his claims in the light of Gadamer’s account of the “inner word” and the Christian ontological claims grounded in the logos-theology as presented in the prologue to the Gospel of John.

Selling Time: Multiple Temporalities in the Promotion of Danish Design Classics

The promotion of design classics was established in Denmark in the 1960s, turning Danish Modern into a tradition, and today it is carried out through institutionalized discourses and multiple temporalities, as we show in the cases of the Wishbone Chair and the Vipp brand. There has been much critique of the canonization of design classics, but little research literature on the concept itself, compared to related concepts such as icons or retro. Drawing on theories from design historiography, sociology, material culture studies and the hermeneutic philosophy of history to examine ageing objects, temporal values and non-synchronicity, these cases sketch multiple layers of temporality, offering very different experiences and values depending on how much engagement, knowledge and time the consumer might be able to invest. That classics are mainly praised as timeless objects stands against a promotion loaded with temporal layers of age, memory and history.

Towards an Integral Study of Religiosity Rooted in Mircea Eliade's New Humanism

"Towards an Integral Study of Religiosity Rooted in Mircea Eliade's New Humanism. The present article advocates for the development and the implementation of a philosophy of religiosity informed by Mircea Eliade’s new humanism, Eugeniu Sperantia’s axiotropism, D. D. Roşca’s outlook on human existence and Aurel Codoban’s hermeneutic philosophy of religions. If such an integral study of religiosity were to be accommodated by a new educational paradigm, the resulting humanist pro-social education would protect society from underlying drivers of polarisation such as religious dogmatism and fundamentalism. Keywords: religion, religiosity, Eliade’s new humanism, the philosophy of religions, attitudinal values, the human ideal "

Philosophiegeschichte des 20. Jahrhunderts

This book provides an overall account of the history of philosophy in the 20th century from a clear philosophical perspective. It shows the new departure in philosophical thinking through Frege and Husserl: The validity of philosophical thinking emancipated itself from psychology and historicism through the dictum ‘To the things themselves!’. Phenomenological and hermeneutic philosophy has diverged greatly from language-analytical philosophy since Heidegger and Wittgenstein. This fascinating book shows, in contrast to the history of culture and science, the common basic questions of these two forms of philosophy despite all their differences, and attempts to address the great philosophical questions in a nuanced manner and to keep them open in a world of disenchantment (M. Weber).

INTUISI: Pendalaman Gagasan Hans-George Gadamer tentang Intuisi sebagai Supralogika

This article explains about digging deeper of Hans-Georg Gadamer's ideas, in term of intuition as a supralogic. This study aim is to find out how the role of intuition develops a view of the goodness and the general truth. In this case, intuition allows someone to act wisely, also could live harmoniously in their community base. Research design: This research aims to describe Gadamer's view of intuition from the point of view of hermeneutic philosophy. The concept of humans is discussed more clearly by Gadamer in his own four ideas, that is: (1) bildung or culture, (2) sensus communis or conscience or heart, (3) consideration, and (4) taste. In this study, can be drawn that the idea of a communist census enables one to act almost intuitively. Implication and the result: Intuition or heart, heart or conscience has a social aspect, that is the sense of community, and by which we can gain knowledge and carry out interpretations. The Intuition approach as a supralogic is an openness to others, whatever its form, be it text, musical sounds or works of art, whose truth cannot be achieved by scientific methods. It is hoped that this study will bring benefit for cultural practitioners and education observers. Pendalaman gagasan Hans-Georg Gadamer tentang intuisi sebagai supralogika. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah hendak mengetahui bagaimanakah peran intuisi memperkembangkan suatu pandangan kebaikan yang benar dan umum? Dalam hal ini, intuisi memungkinkan seseorang bertindak bijak, hidup serasi di dalam komunitas. Penelitian ini hendak menguraikan pandangan Gadamer tentang intuisi dari sudut pandang filsafat hermeneutik. Konsep tentang manusia dibahas lebih luas oleh Gadamer dalam empat konsep, yakni bildung atau kebudayaan, sensus communis atau suara hati atau kalbu, pertimbangan dan taste atau selera. Dalam kajian ini, gagasansensus communis-lah yang memungkinkan seseorang bertindak hampir-hampir secara intuitif. Hasilnya, intuisi atau hati, kalbu atau suara hati mempunyai aspek sosial yaitu rasa komunitas, dan olehnya kita dapat mengetahui dan menginterpretasi. Pendekatan Intuisi sebagai supralogi adalah keterbukaan terhadap yang lain, apapun bentuknya, baik teks, bunyi musik atau karya seni, yang kebenarannya tak dapat dicapai dengan metode ilmiah. Kajian ini diharap memberi manfaat bagi pelaku budaya dan pemerhati pendidikan.

Wahyu Alkitabiah dalam Tinjauan Hermeneutika Ricoeur

<p><em>This article attempts to explain the idea of revelation in the Scripture according to Paul Ricoeur's hermeneutic philosophy. This paper consists of two parts. The first part describes the theory of text in Ricoeur's hermeneutics. Ricoeur's most important contributions to this section are his description of threefold semantic autonomy: semantic autonomy with respect to the author's subjective intention outside the text, semantic autonomy with respect to the original cultural context in which the text was written, and semantic autonomy with respect to the original audience or addressee. An important consequence of semantic autonomy is that interpretation of a text is never reproductive but productive. The second part explains that the language of Scripture is much more like poetic language than scientific language. Poetic language is the language of disclosure, which expresses a deeper dimension of reality. The next five literary genres in the Scriptures are discussed, through which divine revelation is expressed: namely, narrative, prophetic, prescriptive, wisdom and hymnic genre. With that Ricoeur shows the richness of biblical revelation in its various dimensions, which together form “a polysemic and polyphonic concept of revelation”.</em></p><strong>Keywords</strong>:<em> text, discourse, literary genre, semantic autonomy, revelation, narrative, hymn</em>

Hermeneutic, Comparative, and Syncretic Philosophy: Or, On Ricoeurian, Confucian and Aztec Philosophy

Hermeneutic philosophy, and Paul Ricoeur’s formulation of hermeneutics in particular, faces a serious challenge, not from external sources, but from internal proponents of the program. In what might be called the Collapse Challenge, Ricoeur’s understanding of the hermeneutic circle is criticized for making use of structuralist methods that are no longer considered viable. Rather than look to replace Ricoeur’s work with an external model, the present essay draws on his late model of translation to suggest two viable paths forward beyond the Collapse Challenge. To develop these paths, the essay gives two concrete cases, one using Confucian philosophy, which is comparative, another using Aztec philosophy, which is syncretic.

Adoption and implementation of building information modelling (BIM) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): a review and conceptualization

PurposeDespite the SMEs representing a large percentage of firms in the construction industry, there has been an under-representation of SMEs’ perspective in BIM research studies. This paper aims to systematically review the few extant studies with a view of synthesizing the findings.Design/methodology/approachHermeneutic philosophy using the interpretivist epistemology approach with a touch of metasynthesis was adopted to critically review and analyse extant studies published over the last decade.FindingsThe findings revealed a scarcity of BIM studies in SMEs, the status of adoption, identified barriers, benefits and drivers. A conceptual model was then developed based on the literature review and theoretical lenses of innovation diffusion model, technology–organization–environment framework and institutional theory. The paper presents pertinent propositions to drive BIM in the SMEs.Originality/valueThis paper holistically reviews extant BIM studies from the perspective of SMEs that are the backbone of the construction industry. It synthesizes extant studies and sets scenes for further studies.

Philosophical hermeneutics and contemporary Muslim scholars’ approaches to interpreting scripture

Although the German philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer was not a religious thinker or theologian, his work and approach have influenced thinkers in the field of theology. This article explores some ‘overlaps’ between Gadamerian hermeneutics and the ideas of some contemporary Muslim scholars such as Nasr Hamid Abu Zayd, Abdolkarim Soroush, Muhammad Mujtahed Shabestari and Hassan Hanafi regarding issues of textual interpretation and understanding. In particular, the article seeks to understand how such ideas have appeared in these Muslim scholars’ approaches to interpreting the Qurʾan. It also explores some of the implications that follow from incorporating Gadamer’s ideas into Islamic theological and political discourses. The article argues that the application of Gadamer’s hermeneutic philosophy to the realm of Qurʾanic studies is not only fruitful insofar as it provides new insights into the interpretation of the Qurʾan, but also has important consequences for Islamic theological and political discourses more broadly.