Philosophical hermeneutics and Truth and Method Gadamer's philosophical project, as explained in Truth and Method, was to elaborate on the concept of "philosophical hermeneutics", which Heidegger initiated but never dealt with at length. Gadamer's goal was to uncover the nature of human understanding. In Truth and Method, Gadamer argued that "truth" and "method" were at odds with one another. For Gadamer, "the experience of art is exemplary in its provision of truths that are inaccessible by scientific methods, and this experience is projected to the whole domain of human sciences."Skorin-Kapov, Jadranka (2016), "The Intertwining of Aesthetics and Ethics: Exceeding of Expectations, Ecstasy, Sublimity," Lexington Books, He was critical of two approaches to the human sciences (Geisteswissenschaften). On the one hand, he was critical of modern approaches to humanities that modeled themselves on the natural sciences, which simply sought to "objectively" observe and analyze texts and art. On the other hand, he took issue with the traditional German approaches to the humanities, represented for instance by Friedrich Schleiermacher and Wilhelm Dilthey, who believed that meaning, as an object, could be found within a text through a particular process that allowed for a connection with the author's thoughts that led to the creation of a text (Schleiermacher), or the situation that led to an expression of human inner life (Dilthey).
Philosophical hermeneutics and Truth and Method Gadamer's philosophical project as explained in Truth and Method was to elaborate on the concept of "philosophical hermeneutics" which Heidegger initiated but never dealt with at length Gadamer's goal was to uncover the nature of human understanding In Truth and Method Gadamer argued that "truth" and "method" were at odds with one another For Gadamer "the experience of art is exemplary in its provision of truths that are inaccessible by scientific methods and this experience is projected to the whole domain of human sciences"Skorin-Kapov Jadranka (2016) "The Intertwining of Aesthetics and Ethics Exceeding of Expectations Ecstasy Sublimity" Lexington Books He was critical of two approaches to the human sciences (Geisteswissenschaften) On the one hand he was critical of modern approaches to humanities that modeled themselves on the natural sciences which simply sought to "objectively" observe and analyze texts and art On the other hand he took issue with the traditional German approaches to the humanities represented for instance by Friedrich Schleiermacher and Wilhelm Dilthey who believed that meaning as an object could be found within a text through a particular process that allowed for a connection with the author's thoughts that led to the creation of a text (Schleiermacher) or the situation that led to an expression of human inner life (Dilthey)