 Gadamer’s engagements with Habermas and Derrida themselves are sometimes hailed as examples, or perhaps case studies, of his own conception of hermeneutical conversation. Gadamer has claimed that such conversation proceeds always from “recognizing in advance the possibility that your partner is right, even recognizing the possible superiority of your partner” (Gadamer, “Reflections on My Philosophical Journey,” 36). Gadamer famously puts this belief into practice in his discussions with both Habermas and Derrida, and the legacy of these debates plays an important role in Gadamer’s subsequent thinking.