Method and Phenomenological Research: Humility and Commitment in Interpretation

Examines the role of method in interpretation, with reference to the claim that Hans-Georg Gadamer neglected questions of method in his book Truth and Method (1975). Against this claim, it is argued that Gadamer's book, a response to the modernist proclivity to privilege methodological constucts, was designed to devalue method by not addressing it or drawing attention to it in conventional ways. Two ways of interpreting are identified -- narratival interpretation & transversal comprehension -- & consideration is given to the reasons why disputes over conflicting interpretations arise. 13 References. W. Howard