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    It is not the case that Gadamer's hermeneutics shows that interpretive conflicts are resolved through fusion of horizons, not reciprocal perspective-taking between discrete subjects.

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    • 1.Fusion of horizons remains metaphorically vague about what actually occurs cognitively during successful interpretation.
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    • 2.Perspective-taking need not assume subjects remain discrete; empathy involves real imaginative merging of viewpoints.
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    • 3.Gadamer's account risks obscuring power asymmetries: marginalized voices may be absorbed rather than genuinely fused.
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    • 1.Fusion of horizons explains how interpreters can achieve genuine understanding despite incommensurable starting frameworks.
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    • 2.Perspective-taking assumes subjects remain separate; fusion shows understanding transforms both participants' meaning-worlds.
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    • 3.Historical distance and prejudice cannot be overcome by adopting another's viewpoint; horizons must genuinely merge.
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