Name : Hans-Georg Gadamer
Born: February 11, 1900Marburg, Hesse-Nassau, Prussia, German Empire
Died: March 13, 2002 (aged 102)Heidelberg, Germany
Era: 20th-century philosophy
Region: Western Philosophy
School: Continental philosophyHermeneutics
Main interests : Metaphysics · EpistemologyLanguage · Ontology · Aesthetics
Notable ideas : Philosophical hermeneutics"Practical philosophy""All products of a tradition stand within that tradition"Language as unity of the infinite and finiteHistorically effected consciousnessFusion of horizons
Critical theorist:Hans-Georg Gadamer
By Jagran Josh
Dec 28, 2012, 13:37 IST
Hans-Georg Gadamer (February 11, 1900 – March 13, 2002) was a German philosopher of the continental tradition, best known for his 1960 magnum opus, Truth and Method
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