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| Command: linguistic expression of an instruction to act. The command has the form of a non-descriptive sentence. It can not be true or false._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Hans-Georg Gadamer on Commands - Dictionary of Arguments
I 339 Command/Understanding/Gadamer: Understanding the command means applying it to the concrete situation it targets. Admittedly, a command is repeated to check that it has been correctly understood. But this does not change the fact that its true meaning is only determined by the concretion of its "analogous" execution. For this reason there is also an explicit refusal to obey, which is not simply disobedience, but is legitimized by the meaning of the command and its concretization, which is given to one. Disobedience: Someone who refuses to obey a command has understood it, and because he or she applies it to the concrete situation and knows what it would mean to obey it, he or she refuses. Obviously, understanding is measured by a measure that is not present in the wording of the command or in the real opinion of the one who commands, but only in the understanding of the situation and the responsibility of the one who obeys. >Obedience, >Sense. Understanding/Sense: It is a roguish motive to carry out commands in such a way that one follows their wording but not their meaning. There is therefore no doubt that the recipient of a command must perform a certain productive achievement of understanding the meaning. Cf. >Civil Disobedience, cf. >Exemplification/Goodman.)_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Gadamer I Hans-Georg Gadamer Wahrheit und Methode. Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik 7. durchgesehene Auflage Tübingen 1960/2010 Gadamer II H. G. Gadamer The Relevance of the Beautiful, London 1986 German Edition: Die Aktualität des Schönen: Kunst als Spiel, Symbol und Fest Stuttgart 1977 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18