Hermeneutics and Prejudice: Heidegger and Gadamer in their Historical Setting

Shalin, Dmitri N.

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“…32. See Shalin (1992aShalin ( , 1993Shalin ( , 2004Shalin ( , 2007aShalin ( , 2008aShalin ( , 2010. Principles of pragmatist hermeneutics are formulated in Shalin (2007Shalin ( -2014, 'Theses on the Concept of Biocritical Hermeneutics,' http:// cdclv.unlv.edu/archives/articles/shalin_bh_theses.html…”

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Communication, democracy, and intelligentsia

Shalin

2018

Russian Journal of Communication

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In the early 1990s, a group of Russian and American scholars teamed up to investigate the impact of Gorbachev's reform on Soviet society, focusing especially on the role the intelligentsia played in fomenting glasnost and perestroika. Results of this collaborative study were published in a volume Russian Culture at the Crossroads: Paradoxes of Postcommunist Consciousness (Shalin, 1996a). The contributors worked on the assumption that perestroika was an irreversible achievement, that distortions the reforms wrought in Russian society would be smoothed out over time. Today, this assumption appears overoptimistic. After nearly twenty years in power, Vladimir Putin dismantled key democratic institutions, badly weakened other, and established a personalistic regime that reversed many political gains brought about by his predecessors.An international team assembled for the present project starts with the premise that we live in the age of counterperestroika. Our focus is still on the intelligentsia and its contribution to dismantling the Soviet system, but now we want to explore the unanticipated consequences of social change threatening the existence of the intelligentsia as a distinct group. Our team includes prominent scholars, writers, and civil rights leaders who illuminate the political agendas and personal choices confronting intellectuals in today's Russia. Contributors look at the current trends through different lenses, they disagree about the intelligentsia's past achievements and looming future, yet they all feel the need to examine its local and world-historical significance.This essay aims to place the debate in historical context and elucidate its relevance to the field of communication studies. I begin with the communication-specific conditions fortifying democratic institutions and show how distorted communications have hobbled the Russian intelligentsia throughout history. Next, I review the social context within which the intelligentsia emerged, the special place it occupies in Russian discourse, and the acute distress counterperestroika inflicted on Russian society in general and public intellectuals in particular. After examining the systematic distortions that communication suffers in repressive societies, I zero in on the intelligentsia's role in modeling emotionally intelligent conduct and scrutinize the communication sphere as the condition of possibility for a viable democracy. I close this introduction with a brief survey of the articles collected in this volume and reflections on the prospects for a communication theory in the pragmatist key.

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Communication, democracy, and intelligentsia

Shalin

2018

Russian Journal of Communication

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“…Hans-Georg Gadamer expanded on this idea in his work "Truth and Method" (TM). He urged scholars conducting historical research to approach their interactions with the past as opportunities to examine and understand their current circumstances Bidang (Shalin, 2010).…”

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When Philosophers Discuss History: The Thoughts of Hermeneutic Philosophers in Examining History

Mahardika

2024

Sanafi

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The analysis of hermeneutics has been a subject of great interest and research among scholars, who have documented their findings in numerous books and scientific journals. In this article, the author endeavors to provide a deeper insight into hermeneutics as a tool and approach for examining the past. The ideas of prominent philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries have contributed significantly to advancing historical research, particularly in comprehending past human activities and behaviors. Several renowned philosophers, including Dilthey, Gadamer, and Collingwood, have provided invaluable insights into interpreting and explaining history based on existing textual sources. This literature-based study seeks to explore the perspectives and discussions of these philosophers on the hermeneutic approach to interpreting history.

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“…Heidegger explicitly denied his philosophy was political and yet his work, given his associations with fascism, is subject to extensive discussions on its political content (Dallmayr, 1984;Love & Meng, 2018). More broadly, both Heidegger and Gadamer have been associated with a conservative response to modernism (Shalin, 2010). However, phenomenology has also been associated with Marxism (Coole, 2001).…”

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Research paradigms and the politics of nursing knowledge: A reflective discussion

Nairn

2019

Nursing Philosophy

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A standard view would suggest that research is a neutral apolitical activity. It neutralizes external pressures by its fidelity to robust scientific methods. However, politics is an inevitable part of human knowledge. Our knowledge of the world is always mediated by human priorities. What matters is therefore a contested and political debate rather a neutral accumulation of factual data. How researchers manage this varies. Research paradigms are one way in which research engages with knowledge. They frame knowledge within epistemological and ontological philosophies. In this paper, I will explore this view in relation to neo‐positivism, qualitative research, Foucault and critical realism. I will argue that if nursing knowledge is to be effective it needs to acknowledge the political, particularly in the context of neoliberalism. Healthcare systems are having to cope with a social world increasingly dominated by market fundamentalism, extreme levels of inequality and a rise in xenophobia. These forces are undermining the provision of ethically sound health care, misdirecting research practice and contributing to a discourse of dehumanization. These forces need to be challenged politically and I will argue that epistemologically diverse approaches, alongside a realist ontology can provide a way forward for nursing research.

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Hermeneutics and Prejudice: Heidegger and Gadamer in their Historical Setting

Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Communication, democracy, and intelligentsia

Communication, democracy, and intelligentsia

When Philosophers Discuss History: The Thoughts of Hermeneutic Philosophers in Examining History

Research paradigms and the politics of nursing knowledge: A reflective discussion

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