在二十世紀的哲學思潮中有一個重要的轉向,此即「語言學的轉向」(linguistic turn),估不論此一轉向究竟是由歐陸哲學或英美分析哲學所最先發動,這一轉向最終都對二十世紀哲學的發展產生重大的影響。而高達美也正是承繼此一轉向之遺續,並在其代表作《真理與方法》(Wahrheit und Methode)中之第三部份,也展開了一個由「語言」為導引的詮釋學存有學轉向。 但是,高氏所謂的以語言為引導的「詮釋學存有學」轉向之「語言中心」論,到底指的是什麼?換言之,透過那作為普遍理解之媒介:語言的理解活動如何可能?而我們,又該如何在語言之中來理解語言本身,如何能在語言本身中言說語言?本文將從語詞的真理事件(Wahrheitsgeschehen):即道成肉身(Inkarnation)之發生現象來描述之! 因此,作為一項語言之概念史的探究工作,本文就從「對話詮釋學」(Gesprächshermeneutik)出發,先探討在對話中的語言性之事理理解活動之性質及諸條件,然後以柏拉圖的《克拉底魯斯》此一對話錄來作為研析語言或語詞其與事理之「關係」的範本,接著再進一步轉向「語言現象」之發生活動本身,即語詞之生化(Werden)事件:道成肉身之「來到」(Advent),之後,就導入由語詞的道成肉身所開展的通向存有之路,即一種在傳統「效應歷史」(Wirkungsgeschichte)之下的理解之語言性活動。
There is important turn in twentieth century philosophy which is linguistic turn. No matter regardless the turn is started by continental philosophy or analytical philosophy, the turn has great impact on twentieth century philosophy. And Gadamer also inherits the turn. In the third part of his most famous work: Truth and Method, he develops the ontological shift of hermeneutics guided by language. But, What does Gadamer mean when he develops the ontological shift of hermeneutics guided by language? In other word, how does the universal medium, which is language activity possible in understanding? And moreover, how can we understand language itself in language? How can we speak language in language? So, this thesis will be upon the Truth-Event of the Word: Incarnation to research. Therefore, as a work of history of concept research, this thesis will start from: The Hermeneutics of Conversation, discussing the subject matter of language in conversation first. And then, using Palto’s Cratylus as a reference to analyze the relationship between word ( Wort ) and subject matter ( Sache ). After this, through the incarnation of the Word, We could walk on the way to Being, namely the linguisticality of understanding in the effective history ( Wirkungsgeschichte )of tradition.