biography
| name: |
Gadamer, Hans-Georg
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pronunciation:
[gahdamer]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1900–2002)
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| biography:
| Philosopher, born in Marburg, WC Germany. A pupil of Heidegger at Freiberg, he became rector at Leipzig and held chairs at Frankfurt (1947) and Heidelberg (1949–68). His major work is Wahrheit und Methode (1960, trans Truth and Method). He was known particularly for his theory of hermeneutics, on the nature of understanding and interpretation. |
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