Apply-Degger Episode 6: Language and Interpretation
Jul 6, 2020
Dive into the depths of language and interpretation! Discover how Heidegger's ideas challenge traditional views on truth and assertion. Explore the hermeneutic circle and the essential role of silence in communication. Reflect on the intriguing relationship between humans and non-human forms of language, like that of the octopus. It's all about hearing, hearkening, and the beauty of reticence as a unique mode of understanding in a world overflowing with words.
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Interpretation Precedes Proposition
- Interpretation, or taking something as something, precedes propositional thought.
- This "hermeneutic circle" is a virtuous, not vicious, cycle where understanding is both presupposed and laid out.
Truth Beyond Propositions
- Truth isn't solely found in propositions but in our pre-propositional being-in-the-world.
- Heidegger challenges the traditional view of assertions as the primary locus of truth.
Heidegger vs. Wittgenstein on Language
- Heidegger's concept of pre-propositional language contrasts with Wittgenstein's Tractatus, where propositions access the world.
- Heidegger identifies a deeper level of language prior to propositions, unlike Wittgenstein's early work.
