Article
A Metaphorical Conversation: Gadamer and Zhuangzi on Textual Unity
Journal of Chinese Philosophy
(2015)
Abstract
In Truth and Method, Gadamer asserts that prior to beginning the process of understanding a text, we make certain assumptions about the text being a unity modeled on a one‐on‐one conversation. How should we approach a text that was composed by so many authors over such a long span of time? Using resources from the Zhuangzi, I argue for expanding the metaphor across time, space, and identity in order to rethink Gadamer's assumption and its operative metaphor.
Keywords
- Chinese Philosophy,
- Zhuangzi,
- operative metaphors
Disciplines
Publication Date
March 1, 2015
DOI
10.1111/1540-6253.12168
Citation Information
Sarah Mattice. "A Metaphorical Conversation: Gadamer and Zhuangzi on Textual Unity" Journal of Chinese Philosophy Vol. 42 (2015) p. 86 - 98 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sarah-mattice/3/