Hermeneutics is the study of the principles and methods that guide the interpretation of texts, language, and other forms of communication. It is concerned with the fundamental question of how we understand and make sense of the world around us.
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Textual Meaning[edit | edit source]
Hermeneutics believes that texts possess multiple layers of meaning, including literal, symbolic, and contextual dimensions. Interpretation involves uncovering these layers to grasp the full significance of a text.
Interpretation[edit | edit source]
Hermeneutics emphasizes the importance of context in interpretation, including the historical, cultural, linguistic, and social context in which a text was produced. Meaning emerges from the interplay between the text and its context. Hermeneutics views interpretation as a dynamic and ongoing process rather than a static or fixed activity. Meanings can evolve over time as interpreters engage with texts in different contexts and from diverse perspectives.
Interpretive Horizons Differ[edit | edit source]
Hermeneutics acknowledges that interpreters bring their own preconceptions, biases, and perspectives to the act of interpretation, shaping how they understand and interpret texts. These "horizons" influence the interpretive process and can lead to diverse interpretations of the same text.
Dialogue and Engagement[edit | edit source]
Hermeneutics values dialogue and engagement between interpreters, as well as between interpreters and texts. Through discussion, debate, and reflection, interpretations can be enriched and deepened.
Meaning is Never Exhausted[edit | edit source]
Hermeneutics recognizes the inexhaustible nature of meaning in texts. While interpreters strive to uncover as much meaning as possible, they also recognize that complete understanding may be elusive, and texts may continue to yield new insights over time.
Subjectivity and Objectivity[edit | edit source]
Hermeneutics rejects the dichotomy between subjective and objective interpretation, recognizing that interpretations are always shaped by both subjective perspectives and objective criteria. Interpretation involves a dialectical relationship between the interpreter's subjectivity and the objective features of the text and its context.
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Marxist Hermeneutics[edit | edit source]
Marxist Hermeneutics refers to an approach to interpretation and understanding that applies Marxist principles and concepts to the field of hermeneutics. Hermeneutics, in general, deals with the theory and methodology of interpretation, particularly in the realms of literature, culture, and social sciences. Marxist Hermeneutics combines Marxist social theory with the practice of interpretation to examine how social, economic, and historical conditions influence the meaning and interpretation of texts and cultural phenomena.
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Marxist Hermeneutics
- Hermeneutic Communism: From Heidegger to Marx by
Santiago Zabala & Gianni Vattimo
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 Mainstream Philosophy - Socrates, Descartes, Kant and Nietzsche | |
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 Grecoroman Era |  Aristotelianism •  Catholicism •  Cynicism •  Eleaticism •  Ephesian School •  Epicureanism •  Gnosticism •  Milesian School •  Neoplatonism •  Platonism •  Pythagoreanism •  Stoicism •  Skepticism •  Socratism •  Sophism • |
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 Modern Era | |
 Contemporary Era  |  Absurdism •  Accelerationism • Analytic Philosophy •  Conservative Revolution •  Contemporary Anarchism •  Critical Theory •  Deleuzoguattarianism •  Duginism •  Feminism •  Freudianism •  Heideggerianism •  Hermeneutics •  Jungianism •  Logical Positivism •  Neo-Marxism •  Phenomenology •  Popperism •  Postmodernism •  Post-Structuralism •  Psychoanalysis •  Randian Objectivism •  Russellism •  Sartrean Existentialism •  Speculative Realism •  Straussianism •  Structuralism •  Structural Marxism •  Superfascism •  Wittgensteinism |
