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| Classics: The “Classical” originally referred to works and values of Greco-Roman antiquity that were considered timelessly exemplary. It was later transferred to other epochs, in particular the classical period (18th/19th century), where harmony, measure and universal validity were central. See also art, works of art, literature._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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G.W.F. Hegel on Classics - Dictionary of Arguments
Gadamer I 294 Classics/Classical/Hegel/Gadamer: Classic (...) is, as Hegel says, "that which is self-important and thus also self-interpreting"(1). Gadamer: But in the end that means classic is that which preserves itself, because it means itself and interprets itself; which is so saying that it is not a statement about something lost, a mere testimony of something, even if it is yet to be interpreted, Gadamer I 295 but that something says to the respective present as if it had been specifically told to it. What this means is not only in need of overcoming the historical distance - for it is itself in constant mediation that this overcoming takes place. What is classical is therefore certainly "timeless" but this timelessness is a way of historical being. >Self-reference, >Interpretation, >Meaning, cf. >Hermeneutics, >Hermeneutics/Hegel, >Contemporaneity, >Meaning, >Art/Hegel. 1. Hegel, Ästhetik II, 3._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Gadamer I Hans-Georg Gadamer Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010 Gadamer II H. G. Gadamer The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986 German Edition: Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977 |
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