lichen. n. 1. (Plants) an organism that is formed by the symbiotic association of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium and occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks, bare ground, etc. Lichens are now classified as a phylum of fungi (Mycophycophyta).ichen. n. 1. (Plants) an organism that is formed by the symbiotic association of a fungus and an alga or cyanobacterium and occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks, bare ground, etc. Lichens are now classified as a phylum of fungi (Mycophycophyta).
*French-Canadian, Irish, Welsh, 1/1024 Portuguese (father) *Korean (mother) Jon Gosselin is an American television personality. He starred in the reality television series Jon & Kate Plus 8, alongside his then-wife, Kate Gosselin. Jonâs fatherâs ancestry is French-Canadian, Irish, Welsh, and 1/1024 Portuguese. Jonâs mother was born and raised in Hawaii, of Korean descent.
Hans-Georg Gadamer is the decisive figure in the development of twentieth century hermeneuticsâalmost certainly eclipsing, in terms of influence and reputation, the other leading figures, including Paul Ricoeur, and also Gianni Vattimo (Vattimo was himself one of Gadamer's students). Risser, James, 1997, Hermeneutics and the Voice of the Other: Re-Reading Gadamer's Philosophical Hermeneutics, Albany, NY: SUNY Press. 2  Rorty, Richard, 1979, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature, Princeton: Princeton University Press.