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| Techne: In ancient philosophy, "techne" (τέχνη) refers to a term encompassing craftsmanship, art, and skill. It denotes practical knowledge and expertise in producing or creating something. See also Ancient Philosophy, Knowledge._____________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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Hans-Georg Gadamer on Techne - Dictionary of Arguments
I 320 Techne/Knowledge/Hermeneutics/Gadamer: Certainly, hermeneutic consciousness is neither technical nor moral knowledge. But these two ways of knowing contain the same task of application, which we have recognized as the central problem dimension of hermeneutics. Of course, it is clear that here and there the same does not mean the same thing: the prior knowledge that someone possesses when he or she has learned a craft I 321 is not necessarily superior in practice to that which an unskilled but highly experienced person has. Although this is the case, the prior knowledge of the Techne will not be called "theoretical", especially since experience in the use of this knowledge is added by itself. As knowledge it still means practice, and even if the brittle material does not always obey the one who has learned his or her craft, Aristotle can rightly quote the poet's words: "Techne loves Tyche and Tyche loves Techne. What this means is: Happy success is greatest in one who has learned his or her craft. It is real superiority over the thing that is acquired in Techne beforehand, and this is somehow required for moral knowledge. For it is also clear to moral knowledge that experience can never suffice for the right moral decision. >Self-Knowledge/Aristotle._____________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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