Philosophical hermeneutics and critical theory

A debate on tradition and authority in the thought of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jürgen Habermas

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-4012.2022.1.42813

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Hermeneutics, Critical Theory, Communicative action, Gadamer, Habermas

Abstract

This paper discusses the divergences and convergences between Gadamer’s Philosophical Hermeneutics and Habermas’s Critical Theory. In this effort, a brief theoretical-philosophical itinerary was traced on the comprehension of reality, sometimes in terms of the Habermasian communicative action, sometimes from the self-understanding reflection of the Gadamerian existence. What are the limits identified by Habermas about Gadamer’s hermeneutics? What criticisms are made by Gadamer regarding Habermas’s communicative reason? Is it possible to observe any unity between the two theoretical approaches or are they just diametrically opposed? It follows that the transformation Habermas aims for is not intended to totally nullify the traditional knowledge retained by Gadamerian thinking, just as Gadamer’s traditional knowledge does not entirely rule out the possibilities for change advocated by the emancipatory bias of the Habermasian theory. 

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Alexandre Machado Marques de Souza Sobrinho, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brasil.

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (PPGS/UFPE), em Recife, PE, Brasil. Mestre em Desenvolvimento Local pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Extensão Rural e Desenvolvimento Local da Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (POSMEX/UFRPE), em Recife, PE, Brasil. Especialista em Metodologia do Ensino em Filosofia e Sociologia pelo Centro Universitário Leonardo Da Vinci (UNIASSELVE-EAD) e Graduado em Ciências Sociais pela Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco (UFRPE), em Recife, PE, Brasil. Atualmente, compõe o núcleo de pesquisadores do Laboratório de Estudos Rurais da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), em Recife, PE, Brasil e é professor em Universidades e Escolas de Nível Médio em redes privadas de ensino na cidade do Recife, PE, Brasil.

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2022-08-31

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Sobrinho, A. M. M. de S. (2022). Philosophical hermeneutics and critical theory: A debate on tradition and authority in the thought of Hans-Georg Gadamer and Jürgen Habermas. Intuitio, 15(1), e42813. https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-4012.2022.1.42813

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