%0 Journal Article %T Gadamer¡¯s Hermeneutic Contribution to a Theory of Time-Consciousness %A David Vessey %J Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology %D 2007 %I %X The nature of time-consciousness is one of the central themes of phenomenology, and one that all major phenomenologists have addressed at length, except Hans-Georg Gadamer. This paper attempts to develop Gadamer¡¯s account of time-consciousness by looking, firstly, at two essays related to the topic, and then turning to his discussion of experience in Truth and Method (1960/1991) before, finally, considering his discussion of the unique temporality of the festival in the essay ¡°The Relevance of the Beautiful¡± (1977/1986). What we find in Gadamer¡¯s understanding of time is an emphasis on the epochal structure of timeconsciousness. Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology, Volume 7, Edition 2 September 2007 %U http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ipjp/article/view/65454