Ontology of art,philosophy of art history,and aesthetics make up Danto’s integrated philosophy of art.The end-of-art thesis is the essence of Danto’s philosophy of art history.As an analytical philosopher,Danto’s p...Ontology of art,philosophy of art history,and aesthetics make up Danto’s integrated philosophy of art.The end-of-art thesis is the essence of Danto’s philosophy of art history.As an analytical philosopher,Danto’s philosophy resembles Hans-Georg Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics in the viewpoints concerning art and history in some ways but differs in others.Danto’s concepts of history show different tendencies in analytical philosophy of history and philosophy of art history.On the one hand,his philosophy of history conforms to Gadamer’s history of effect for the denial of the objectivity and certainty of historical truth.On the other hand,his philosophy of art history fundamentally differs from Gadamer’s relativism by asserting“the end of art”therefore generating a Hegelian law in art history.By using the strategy of“historical narrative”in his philosophy of art history,which is also in accordance with Gadamerian tradition,Danto aims to reconcile his self-contradictory historical views and to justify his philosophical position both as an“essentialist”and a“historicist”.展开更多
As the essence of philosophical discourse,metaphor exists in various philosophical thoughts.This paper is an attempt to reveal the role that metaphor plays in the process of seeking truth,which is the ultimate goal of...As the essence of philosophical discourse,metaphor exists in various philosophical thoughts.This paper is an attempt to reveal the role that metaphor plays in the process of seeking truth,which is the ultimate goal of philosophy,by analyzing the origin of metaphor,the relationship between metaphor and philosophy as well as the use of metaphor in Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics.展开更多
The interrelation of rhetoric and hermeneutics is rooted in our existential historicity and linguisticity.Rhetorical competence and education are integral approaches to a better understanding of being-in-the-world.Ins...The interrelation of rhetoric and hermeneutics is rooted in our existential historicity and linguisticity.Rhetorical competence and education are integral approaches to a better understanding of being-in-the-world.Inspired by Platonic dialectic and Aristotle’s phronesis,Gadamer has redefined true rhetoric and revived the epistemological and ethical dimensions in rhetoric in his philosophical hermeneutics.This article investigates four aspects in Gadamer’s rehabilitation of rhetoric.First,rhetoric as ethics.Rhetoric transcends the dualism of self-other,subject-object through its dialogical structure,and is composed of understanding and application as a whole in hermeneutic experience.Second,rhetoric as discursive knowledge.Rhetoric is oriented to eine Sache(reality)itself,and is endowed with primitive experience of truth.Its own validity as discursive knowledge is not confined to scientific methodology,and is essential for natural and human sciences.Third,rhetoric as component of linguisticity.The ubiquity of rhetoric makes it an integral component of linguisticity.The capacity to use metaphors,symbols,allegory is an important aspect of our linguisticity,revealing the rhetorical quality in language.Lastly,hermeneutic theories inspired by rhetoric.Gadamer’s rehabilitation of rhetoric is beneficial for the development of philosophical hermeneutics and humanist education in modern world.展开更多
This paper provides an overview of Gadamerian perspectives of language by combining the text of Truth and Method with more specific examples from the history of language and everyday life.The limitations and barriers ...This paper provides an overview of Gadamerian perspectives of language by combining the text of Truth and Method with more specific examples from the history of language and everyday life.The limitations and barriers of language usage in conversation are inevitable due to the fact that the history,perspectives,and many other characteristics of an individual have the ability to shape expression.This paper tends to look into three of the most significant factors contributing to the existence of this limitation and further explain and clarify this puzzled aspect of language that has been studied by many philosophers and linguists in the past centuries.展开更多
The current study aims to explain the fundamentals of religious pluralism in Wittgenstein later philosophy and Gadamer philosophical hermeneutics,specifically regarding culture.It,then,proposes the approach more suita...The current study aims to explain the fundamentals of religious pluralism in Wittgenstein later philosophy and Gadamer philosophical hermeneutics,specifically regarding culture.It,then,proposes the approach more suitable for the Islamic context.Having fulfilled such an objective,pluralism,concerning religious rituals,becomes accepted and cultural and religious interaction is realized without any relativism conclusion.Wittgenstein’s pluralism results in pure relativism.That is to say,in order to understand the rules of the language game and life style he mentions,one needs to be placed inside.However,it is a dialectical model that Gadamer philosophical hermeneutics leads to.Dialogue gives opportunity to cultural interaction and convergence,developing the religious culture.The latter is of more proximity to Islamic resources such as the Quran,proposing a religious culture transcending cultural,historical,and social limitations.All in all,the two significant features of Gadamer’s which Wittgenstein ignores are first,the interaction of religious pluralism encouraging the development of religious culture and second,reciprocal relation between culture and religion based on hermeneutics circle.展开更多
基金the“Key Project of National Social Science Foundation”entitled“A Study on Contemporary Western Radical Left Literary Theory”(18AZW002)the“Project of Humanity and Social Science Youth Foundation of Ministry of Education of China”entitled“Danto’s Philosophy of Art from the Perspective of Philosophical Hermeneutics”.
文摘Ontology of art,philosophy of art history,and aesthetics make up Danto’s integrated philosophy of art.The end-of-art thesis is the essence of Danto’s philosophy of art history.As an analytical philosopher,Danto’s philosophy resembles Hans-Georg Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics in the viewpoints concerning art and history in some ways but differs in others.Danto’s concepts of history show different tendencies in analytical philosophy of history and philosophy of art history.On the one hand,his philosophy of history conforms to Gadamer’s history of effect for the denial of the objectivity and certainty of historical truth.On the other hand,his philosophy of art history fundamentally differs from Gadamer’s relativism by asserting“the end of art”therefore generating a Hegelian law in art history.By using the strategy of“historical narrative”in his philosophy of art history,which is also in accordance with Gadamerian tradition,Danto aims to reconcile his self-contradictory historical views and to justify his philosophical position both as an“essentialist”and a“historicist”.
文摘As the essence of philosophical discourse,metaphor exists in various philosophical thoughts.This paper is an attempt to reveal the role that metaphor plays in the process of seeking truth,which is the ultimate goal of philosophy,by analyzing the origin of metaphor,the relationship between metaphor and philosophy as well as the use of metaphor in Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics.
文摘The interrelation of rhetoric and hermeneutics is rooted in our existential historicity and linguisticity.Rhetorical competence and education are integral approaches to a better understanding of being-in-the-world.Inspired by Platonic dialectic and Aristotle’s phronesis,Gadamer has redefined true rhetoric and revived the epistemological and ethical dimensions in rhetoric in his philosophical hermeneutics.This article investigates four aspects in Gadamer’s rehabilitation of rhetoric.First,rhetoric as ethics.Rhetoric transcends the dualism of self-other,subject-object through its dialogical structure,and is composed of understanding and application as a whole in hermeneutic experience.Second,rhetoric as discursive knowledge.Rhetoric is oriented to eine Sache(reality)itself,and is endowed with primitive experience of truth.Its own validity as discursive knowledge is not confined to scientific methodology,and is essential for natural and human sciences.Third,rhetoric as component of linguisticity.The ubiquity of rhetoric makes it an integral component of linguisticity.The capacity to use metaphors,symbols,allegory is an important aspect of our linguisticity,revealing the rhetorical quality in language.Lastly,hermeneutic theories inspired by rhetoric.Gadamer’s rehabilitation of rhetoric is beneficial for the development of philosophical hermeneutics and humanist education in modern world.
文摘This paper provides an overview of Gadamerian perspectives of language by combining the text of Truth and Method with more specific examples from the history of language and everyday life.The limitations and barriers of language usage in conversation are inevitable due to the fact that the history,perspectives,and many other characteristics of an individual have the ability to shape expression.This paper tends to look into three of the most significant factors contributing to the existence of this limitation and further explain and clarify this puzzled aspect of language that has been studied by many philosophers and linguists in the past centuries.
文摘The current study aims to explain the fundamentals of religious pluralism in Wittgenstein later philosophy and Gadamer philosophical hermeneutics,specifically regarding culture.It,then,proposes the approach more suitable for the Islamic context.Having fulfilled such an objective,pluralism,concerning religious rituals,becomes accepted and cultural and religious interaction is realized without any relativism conclusion.Wittgenstein’s pluralism results in pure relativism.That is to say,in order to understand the rules of the language game and life style he mentions,one needs to be placed inside.However,it is a dialectical model that Gadamer philosophical hermeneutics leads to.Dialogue gives opportunity to cultural interaction and convergence,developing the religious culture.The latter is of more proximity to Islamic resources such as the Quran,proposing a religious culture transcending cultural,historical,and social limitations.All in all,the two significant features of Gadamer’s which Wittgenstein ignores are first,the interaction of religious pluralism encouraging the development of religious culture and second,reciprocal relation between culture and religion based on hermeneutics circle.
