本課程之目標：
（1）使學生通過細讀原典以深入掌握高達美的哲學詮釋學思想。
（2）引導學生反思語言經驗之本性並思索其與人文科學之關係。
（3）透過課堂討論與書面報告以培養學生哲學思辯分析之能力。

本課程之內涵如下：高達美（Hans-Georg Gadamer）的《真理與方法》（Wahrheit und Methode）一書自1960年出版以來，可說已成為西方哲學的一部經典。該書之副標題「一種哲學詮釋學的基本特徵」（Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik）標誌著高達美一生的研究主軸以及其所試圖要開創的新局，亦即：超越傳統詮釋學的人文科學方法論之取徑，俾使將詮釋學經驗深化至存有學之層次，從而宣稱一切的理解活動均隸屬於詮釋學的領域。高達美這種哲學詮釋學的基本核心主張可以用他的一句名言來簡單概括理解，亦即：「能被理解的存有就是語言。」（Sein, das verstanden werden kann, ist Sprache.）儘管如此，這句名言並非是能夠輕易理解的。故吾人若要清楚理解其詮釋學理論之內涵，實有必要按部就班地跟隨《真理與方法》中所述諸論點的展開，以便能從中掌握其思路之發展與論述之邏輯。
《真理與方法》一書共細分三個部分，即（一）藝術經驗中真理問題之展露（Freilegung der Wahheitsfrage an der Erfahrung der Kunst）、（二）將真理問題擴展到精神科學中的理解活動上（Ausweitung der Wahrheitsfrage auf das Verstehen in den Geisteswissenschaften）、及（三）以語言為主導線的詮釋學之存有學轉向（Ontologische Wendung der Hermeneutik am Leitfaden der Sprache），其分別處理有關藝術、歷史、語言這三個領域的議題。本課程則旨在集中研究探討該書第三部份的內容，希冀透過細部的精讀與爭論析辯，以引導學生思索語言問題在詮釋學經驗中的重要性，並能掌握當待詮釋學之存有學轉向的意義。本課程內容之學習，除能有助於學生理解詮釋學之發展與爭論外，亦能作為統整理解《真理與方法》全書之基礎。

Objectives of this course:
(1) Enable students to deeply grasp the philosophical hermeneutic thoughts of Gautama through careful reading of the original texts.
(2) Guide students to reflect on the nature of language experience and consider its relationship with the humanities.
(3) Cultivate students’ ability in philosophical thinking and analysis through classroom discussions and written reports.

The content of this course is as follows: Since its publication in 1960, Hans-Georg Gadamer's "Wahrheit und Methode" (Wahrheit und Methode) can be said to have become a classic of Western philosophy. The subtitle of the book, "Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik" (Grundzüge einer philosophischen Hermeneutik), marks the main axis of Gautama's lifelong research and the new situation he tried to create, that is, a methodological approach to the humanities that transcends traditional hermeneutics, so as to deepen hermeneutic experience to the level of ontology, thereby claiming that all understanding activities belong to the field of hermeneutics. The basic core proposition of Gautama's philosophical hermeneutics can be simply summarized and understood by his famous saying, that is: "The being that can be understood is language." (Sein, das verstanden werden kann, ist Sprache.) However, this famous saying is not easy to understand. Therefore, if we want to clearly understand the connotation of its hermeneutic theory, it is necessary to follow the development of the arguments described in "Truth and Method" step by step, so as to grasp the development of its ideas and the logic of its discussion.
The book "Truth and Method" is divided into three parts, namely (1) Exposing the problem of truth in artistic experience (Freilegung der Wahheitsfrage an der Erfahrung der Kunst), (2) Extending the problem of truth to the understanding activities in spiritual science (Ausweitung der Wahrheitsfrage auf das Verstehen in den Geisteswissenschaften), and (3) the ontological turn of hermeneutics with language as the main line (Ontologische Wendung der Hermeneutik am Leitfaden der Sprache), which deals with issues related to the three fields of art, history and language respectively. This course aims to focus on the third part of the book. It is hoped that through detailed reading and argumentation, it can guide students to think about the importance of language issues in hermeneutic experience, and to grasp the significance of the ontological turn in hermeneutics. The study of the content of this course will not only help students understand the development and debate of hermeneutics, but also serve as the basis for an integrated understanding of the entire book "Truth and Method".

（1）Gadamer, Hans-Georg. 1990. Gesammelte Werke, Band 1: Hermeneutik I: Wahrheit und Methode: Grundzuege einer philosophischen Hermeneutik, 6. Auflage. Tuebingen, Mohr Siebeck. （英譯：Truth and Method, translated by Joel Weinsheimer and Donald G. Marshall, 2nd revised edition, New York :Continuum, 1994。中譯參考：《真理與方法：哲學詮釋學的基本特徵》，洪漢鼎譯，北京：商務印書館，2007。）
（2）Gadamer, Hans-Georg. 1990. Gesammelte Werke, Band 2: Hermeneutik I: Wahrheit und Methode: Ergänzung and Register, 6. Auflage. Tuebingen, Mohr Siebeck. （中譯參考：《真理與方法：哲學詮釋學的基本特徵》，洪漢鼎譯，北京：商務印書館，2007。）
Weinsheimer, Joel C. 1985. Gadamer's Hermeneutics:Ａ Reading of Truth and Method, New Haven: Yale University Press.

(1) Gadamer, Hans-Georg. 1990. Gesammelte Werke, Band 1: Hermeneutik I: Wahrheit und Methode: Grundzuege einer philosophischen Hermeneutik, 6. Auflage. Tuebingen, Mohr Siebeck. (English translation: Truth and Method, translated by Joel Weinsheimer and Donald G. Marshall, 2nd revised edition, New York :Continuum, 1994. Chinese translation reference: "Truth and Method: Basic Characteristics of Philosophical Hermeneutics", translated by Hong Handing, Beijing: The Commercial Press, 2007. )
(2) Gadamer, Hans-Georg. 1990. Gesammelte Werke, Band 2: Hermeneutik I: Wahrheit und Methode: Ergänzung and Register, 6. Auflage. Tuebingen, Mohr Siebeck. (Chinese translation reference: "Truth and Method: Basic Characteristics of Philosophical Hermeneutics", translated by Hong Handing, Beijing: The Commercial Press, 2007.)
Weinsheimer, Joel C. 1985. Gadamer's Hermeneutics: A Reading of Truth and Method, New Haven: Yale University Press.