2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Studies on Theories of Culture(Bildung) Focused on Philosophical Hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23730745
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Educaion
Research Institution	Hyogo University of Teacher Education
Principal Investigator	OZEKI Tatsuya 兵庫教育大学, 大学院・学校教育研究科, 准教授 (80379867)
Project Period (FY)	2011 – 2012
Keywords	教養 / 対話 / 哲学的解釈学
Research Abstract	The aim of these studies are to clarify the significance of Gadamer’s philosophical hermeneutics from the viewpoint of theories of culture(Bildung). The main point of the argument is to ask: how is culture possible in the postmodern world including the experience of difference and heterogeneity? In Gadamer’s theory of culture and philosophical hermeneutics, the important thing is as follows. 1. Self-education or self-formation is learning through dialogue. 2. Not discussing the dialogue with unforeseeable others. This is the limit of philosophical hermeneutics. 3. Philosophical hermeneutics clarifies the way to forming the public circle of culture and complements the theory of civic culture.