Hogan, Pádraig
(2001)
The Reciprocal Character of Self-Education:
Introductory Comments on Hans-Georg
Gadamer's Address `Education is
Self-Education'.
Journal of Philosophy of Education, 35 (4).
pp. 519-527.
ISSN 0309-8249
Abstract
Gadamer's address `Erziehung ist Sich-Erziehen', which follows the
present essay, was presented at the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Gymnasium,
Eppelheim, on 19 May 1999, three months into his hundredth year. The
address was not a scripted lecture, but rather a conversational series of
reflections arising from summary notes that Gadamer consulted from
time to time as he spoke. Thus the address carries the spontaneity and
vitality of a live event. But this also presents some difficult choices when
it comes to publishing it in written form, something we became acutely
aware of as we worked on our translation of the printed German
version. That version, published as a pamphlet in 2000, was replete with
Gadamer's asides, reminiscences, anecdotes and references to specifi-
cally German contexts. It also included idioms and phrases which are
quite natural in spoken German but which appear contrived or
imprecise in written English. The temptation was strong to remove
these references and idioms in order to make the text more suitable to
the readership of a philosophical journal in the English language. But to
do so as a matter of course would be to do less than justice to something
central to Gadamer's approach throughout his long philosophical life:
namely his commitment to philosophical enquiry as an invitation to
critical dialogue. Yet to attempt a direct translation of the German text
might do a greater disservice to the substance of his thoughts.
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Article
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| Keywords: |
The Reciprocal Character of Self-Education:
Introductory Comments; Hans-Georg
Gadamer's Address; `Education;
Self-Education; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
| Item ID: |
8576 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9752.00242 |
| Depositing User: |
Dr. Padraig Hogan,
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| Date Deposited: |
08 Aug 2017 14:15 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Philosophy of Education |
| Publisher: |
Wiley |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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