University of Tabriz Journal of Philosophical Investigations 2251-7960 2 203 2008 08 22 The Method of Question and Answer as a Principle of Charity in Gadamer’s Hermeneutics The Method of Question and Answer as a Principle of Charity in Gadamer’s Hermeneutics 1 14 2933 FA David Vessey Journal Article 2014 12 28 Principles of Charity have become central features of any plausible theory of interpretation. The trick has been to explain how the truth of the text to appear without abandoning one’s critical resources in the process. I argue that Gadamer’s discussion of “the logic of question and answer,” when applied to textual interpretation, functions as a principle of charity provides the right balance between being too liberal and being too critical. Principles of Charity have become central features of any plausible theory of interpretation. The trick has been to explain how the truth of the text to appear without abandoning one’s critical resources in the process. I argue that Gadamer’s discussion of “the logic of question and answer,” when applied to textual interpretation, functions as a principle of charity provides the right balance between being too liberal and being too critical. https://philosophy.tabrizu.ac.ir/article_2933_b8a72ff2367738f14542aa9da529611b.pdf