![<description><p>Athenian and I get together to begin working through the foundational concepts for Gadamer's argument that it is intuition and not method that give us access to understanding and thus truth.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/105966771-athenian-stranger">Athenian Stranger</a> and I work through the first of these crucial foundational concepts for Gadamer as he works to establish intuition as the ground of understanding and thus truth. The first of these is <em>Bildung</em> or culture. How is it that we have access to something that transcends our particularity? Can we grasp the universal, that which transcends us and binds us into a whole? We begin this effort “from below” with this idea of culture, Bildung.</p><p>[Note: our conversation is cut short because the Thanksgiving guests that Athenian was expecting arrived.]</p><p><strong>Sponsorship Partners</strong></p><p><strong>FoxNSons Coffee</strong></p><p>Steve Fox is one of “our guys” and he sells coffee. Good coffee. If you live in the US — sorry Canadians…too much government red tape involved in shipping coffee over the border…my supply comes hand delivered — he can ship you your coffee right to your doorstep. Go to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.foxnsons.com/">FoxNSons</a> website now and use the promo code “kruptos” for a 15% discount.</p><p><strong>Axios Fitness Coaching</strong></p><p>JD is also one of “our guys” and he wants to help you get fit and stay fit for what is coming. Head over to <a target="_blank" href="https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/42cbb1575c">Axios</a> and get started today!</p><p></p><p>Seeking the Hidden Thing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe</a></description>](https://us-central1-podcastguru-217d6.cloudfunctions.net/gcf_get_image?image_url=https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/0e/86/4b/0e864b67-4a43-c867-fed0-faf171d8ec39/mza_10379874139439390149.jpg/600x600bb.jpg&width=300&height=300&api_key=xqFmUFX5BHLBTA)
142. Athenian Stranger: Gadamer's "Truth and Method" Part 3, Bildung (Culture)
DEC 12, 202573 MIN
142. Athenian Stranger: Gadamer's "Truth and Method" Part 3, Bildung (Culture)
DEC 12, 202573 MIN
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<p>Athenian and I get together to begin working through the foundational concepts for Gadamer's argument that it is intuition and not method that give us access to understanding and thus truth.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/profile/105966771-athenian-stranger">Athenian Stranger</a> and I work through the first of these crucial foundational concepts for Gadamer as he works to establish intuition as the ground of understanding and thus truth. The first of these is <em>Bildung</em> or culture. How is it that we have access to something that transcends our particularity? Can we grasp the universal, that which transcends us and binds us into a whole? We begin this effort “from below” with this idea of culture, Bildung.</p><p>[Note: our conversation is cut short because the Thanksgiving guests that Athenian was expecting arrived.]</p><p><strong>Sponsorship Partners</strong></p><p><strong>FoxNSons Coffee</strong></p><p>Steve Fox is one of “our guys” and he sells coffee. Good coffee. If you live in the US — sorry Canadians…too much government red tape involved in shipping coffee over the border…my supply comes hand delivered — he can ship you your coffee right to your doorstep. Go to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.foxnsons.com/">FoxNSons</a> website now and use the promo code “kruptos” for a 15% discount.</p><p><strong>Axios Fitness Coaching</strong></p><p>JD is also one of “our guys” and he wants to help you get fit and stay fit for what is coming. Head over to <a target="_blank" href="https://axios-remote-fitness-coaching.kit.com/42cbb1575c">Axios</a> and get started today!</p><p></p><p>Seeking the Hidden Thing is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">www.seekingthehiddenthing.com/subscribe</a>