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Hans-Georg Gadamer

Born on February 11, 1900

126

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Hans-Georg Gadamer (German:; 11 February 1900 – 13 March 2002) was a German philosopher of the continental tradition best known for his work on hermeneutics, including Truth and Method (Wahrheit und Methode, 1960), which argues that understanding is shaped by history, language, and dialogue rather than by the…

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