The CEU Philosophy Department cordially invites you to a talk (as part of its Departmental Colloquium series) by István M. Fehér (ELTE) on Heidegger, Gadamer and the Hermeneutic Turn of 20th Century Philosophy Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 4.30 PM, Zrinyi 14, Room 412 Abstract In my talk I first propose to reconstruct the outlines of what has been called the hermeneutic turn of 20th century philosophy; then I will focus on some inner or more technical details of this turn, now having become accessible through recent volumes of Heidegger's Complete Works (Gesamtausgabe). I propose to show some of the reasons why Heidegger is often claimed to have given hermeneutics an ontological dimension or inter¬pret¬ation–and, in particular, how in Heidegger's ontological radicalization of hermeneutics the influence of Dilthey and Husserl played a fundamental role. Finally, I will briefly follow up the consequences of this hermeneutic turn, thereby sketching my own way of conceiving hermeneutics as a philosophy of oppenness. Kriszta Biber Department Coordinator Philosophy Department Tel: 36-1-327-3806 Fax: 36-1-327-3072 E-mail: biberk(a)ceu.hu