Artforum, July 1st, 2003
A WONDERFUL, HORRIBLE LIFE OF HANS-GEORG GADAMER
BY RICHARD WOLIN * THE PHILOSOPHER HANS-GEORG GADAMER WAS A MODERN METHUSELAH. HE WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 11, 1900, AND DIED ON MARCH 13, 2002. DURING HIS LIFETIME HE WITNESSED TWO WORLD WARS, HITLER'S SEIZURE OF POWER, THE COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM, AND THE REUNIFICATION OF GERMANY. IN ONE OF HIS FINAL INTERVIEWS, PUBLISHED IN THE GERMAN DAILY DIE WELT, HE EVEN COMMENTED ON THE EVENTS OF 9/11. ALTHOUGH GADAMER OFFICIALLY RETIRED FROM THE UNIVERSITY of Heidelberg in 1968, this proved to be the beginning of a momentous second career. Thereafter, he was...
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