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Hans-Georg Gadamer
German philosopher (1900–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hans-Georg Gadamer (German: [ˈɡaːdamɐ]; February 11, 1900 – March 13, 2002) was a German philosopher. His philosophy was about the continental tradition. He was best known for his 1960 magnum opus Truth and Method (Wahrheit und Methode) on hermeneutics.
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Born | (1900-02-11)February 11, 1900 |
Died | March 13, 2002(2002-03-13) (aged 102) |
Alma mater | University of Breslau University of Marburg (PhD, 1922) |
Era | 20th-century philosophy |
Region | Western philosophy |
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Institutions | University of Marburg (1928–1938) Leipzig University (1938–1948) Goethe University Frankfurt (1948–1949) University of Heidelberg (1949–2002) |
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