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preunderstanding
J.N. MOHANTY
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That understanding is never without any presupposition, but is always on the basis of a prior “fore-structure” or pre-understanding, was first pointed out by Martin H eidegger . This fore-structure consists of fore-having, fore-sight, and fore-conception; together they make up the “hermeneutic situation” ( Heidegger, 1927 ). The idea was implicit in what Husserl called predelineation ( Vorzeichnung) . ... log in or subscribe to read full text
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