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Goldouz F, Raayat Jahromi M. Gadamer ‘s Philosophical Hermeneutics in the Mirror of Political Philosophy. jpt 2024; 4 (4) :1001-1010
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Gadamer ‘s Philosophical Hermeneutics in the Mirror of Political Philosophy

Farzin Goldouz¹, Mohammad Raayat Jahromi ^*²

1- M.A in philosophy, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin. Iran
2- Associate professor in philosophy, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin. Iran , raayatjahromi@hum.ikiu.ac.ir

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The main problem of philosophical hermeneutics is the problem of understanding. Understanding is determined in what context, how, and by what components. Gadamer explains these influential components by emphasizing tradition and history, and emphasizes the plurality of understanding by expressing the ontological characteristics of human understanding. From this perspective, subjectivist and non-pluralist approaches are denied. In this article, we aim to examine, based on the characteristics of the understanding process in Gadamer's hermeneutic approach, namely historicity, pluralism, eventfulness, practicality, and linguisticity, its relationship and proportion with political totalitarianism and pluralism, and to assess the possibility of convergence or incompatibility of the foundations of philosophical hermeneutics with political pluralism as a pluralistic political approach and divergence or compatibility of philosophical hermeneutics with political totalitarianism as a non-pluralistic political approach. Although Gadamer cannot be considered a full-fledged political philosopher, it is possible to examine political systems and their epistemological foundations based on his hermeneutic approach and evaluate the relationship between them.

Keywords: Philosophical hermeneutics, understanding, totalitarianism, political pluralism

Article Type: Original Research | Subject: Philosophy of Politics (Analytical)
Received: 2025/02/5 | Accepted: 2025/02/13 | Published: 2024/12/30

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