The Role of History in Hermeneutic Philosophy: Gianni Vattimo and Charles Taylor

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Mauro Javier Saiz

Abstract

This paper seeks to approach the role that History plays in the hermeneutical philosophical tradition, both as a reality and as knowledge. To that end, it engages the theories of two contemporary exponents of said tradition: Gianni Vattimo and Charles Taylor. Starting from a synthetic exposition of their theoretical proposals, both on an epistemological level and regarding their interpretation of the contemporary age, it intends to identify coincidences and disagreements between both theoretical models. Then, through a critical comparison, each theory's weaknesses and potential contradictions are brought to light. In the conclusive remarks, it seeks to defend the superiority of Taylor’s approach to historical knowledge since it more consistently respects the plurality of interpretations of processes and events while also leaving open the possibility of moral and political normative evaluations.

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Saiz, M. J. (2023). The Role of History in Hermeneutic Philosophy: Gianni Vattimo and Charles Taylor. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Políticas Y Sociales, 68(248). https://doi.org/10.22201/fcpys.2448492xe.2023.248.79487
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Mauro Javier Saiz, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (IICS) - Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

Abogado por la Universidad de Buenos Aires y Licenciado y Doctor en Ciencias Políticas por la Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Fue becario doctoral y posdoctoral del CONICET.

Se desempeña como docente en estas y otras universidades, en materias vinculadas a la filosofía política, tanto clásica como contemporánea. Es editor de la revista Colección, publicación académica de ciencias políticas y relaciones internacionales.

 Sus temas de investigación giran en torno a las posibilidades del diálogo intercultural o enter tradiciones filosóficas inconmensurables, la filosofía comunitarista y, más recientemente, las posibles derivaciones políticas de la filosofía hermenéutica. Su último libro publicado es El diálogo entre tradiciones y culturas: El pensamiento de A. MacIntyre y C. Taylor (2020, Teseo).

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