Cognition and Cultural Context

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Cognition's reliance on historical context is a key theme in Hans-Georg Gadamer's philosophy. This study explores Gadamer's theory of context-dependence, addressing criticisms that his concept of unreflectiveness contradicts itself. It argues for a distinction between general context-dependence and awareness of specific forms of it, suggesting that not all influences need to be consciously reflected upon. While Gadamer asserts that many contextual influences are unreflected, this position requires a nuanced understanding of specific dependencies rather than a broad idea of context.