Research Article Details

Citation Journal Title: International Jordanian Journal Aryam for Humanities and Social Sciences

Citation Title: Dialogical Hermeneutics according to the Philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer

Citation Author: Dr. Mustafa Kamal Al-Ma’ani

Citation Affiliation: Assistant Professor – Faculty of Arts, Al-Hussein Bin Talal University

Citation Volume: 2

Citation Issue: 2

Citation Year: 2020

Citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.65811/228

Citation PDF: https://aijj.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IJJA-VOL-2-ISSUE-2-NO-8-2020-PP-138-162-PDF-1.pdf

Received Date: 5 March 2020

Revised Date: 9 April 2020

Accepted Date: 19 May 2020

Publication Date: 23 June 2020

First Page: 138

Citation Abstract: Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics, also called dialogical hermeneutics, builds on predecessors such as Spinoza, Schleiermacher, Dilthey, and Heidegger. It focuses on understanding and interpreting all that is comprehensible, aiming to liberate meaning in the humanities. Unlike natural sciences, truth in human sciences emerges from direct experience and openness to the world rather than methodological procedures. Gadamer’s approach emphasizes reading texts within their historical, social, and cognitive contexts and the continuous fusion of horizons through dialogue.

Citation Keywords: Hermeneutics, Gadamer, Schleiermacher, Dilthey, fusion of horizons, hermeneutic circle, question and answer, presupposition logic.