Taking the Truth of Others Seriously. The Perspective of Intercultural Hermeneutics
Carlos Miguel Gómez Rincón
Journal of Intercultural Studies February 3, 2023 DOI: 10.1080/07256868.2023.2173562 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Hermeneutics Epistemology Perspective graphical Value mathematics Bracketing phenomenology Intercultural relations Interpretation philosophy Truth value Intercultural communication Anthropology Linguistics |
| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that the problem of truth in studying traditional ways of knowing requires prioritizing how to treat alien truth-claims, and proposes Intercultural Interpellation as a principle for intercultural understanding based on recognition of those claims. |
Abstract
This paper explores the problem of truth in the study of traditional ways of knowing, which implies two main philosophical issues: how to understand the epistemic value of social theories, and how to treat the truth-claims constitutive of alien knowing practices. The second question, it is argued, has priority over the first and may lead toward its resolution. To present the problem of truth, the first part explores a case of pre-theoretical conflict between different sets of ontological commitments regarding shamanic visionary knowledge. Sections two and three examine the hermeneutical difficulties involved in the principle of bracketing alien truth-claims and propose an intercultural expansion of Gadamer’s hermeneutics. The final part develops the principle of Intercultural Interpellation as the ground of a theory of intercultural understanding based on the recognition of truth-claims.