Hermeneutics is the branch of knowledge that deals with
interpretation, a behaviour that is intrinsic to our daily lives.
As humans, we decipher the meaning of newspaper articles, books,
legal matters, religious texts, political speeches, emails, and
even dinner conversations every day . But how is knowledge mediated
through these forms? What constitutes the process of
interpretation? And how do we draw meaning from the world around us
so that we might understand our position in it? In this Very Short
Introduction Jens Zimmermann traces the history of hermeneutic
theory, setting out its key elements, and demonstrating how they
can be applied to a broad range of disciplines: theology;
literature; law; and natural and social sciences. Demonstrating the
longstanding and wide-ranging necessity of interpretation,
Zimmermann reveals its significance in our current social and
political landscape. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions
series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in
almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect
way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors
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Misleading take on science in order to justify baloney
Sat, 4 Sep 2021 | Review
by: Stephan N.
Smoke and mirrors. Strawmen. Mountains out of molehills.
Some interesting observations here and there, which I would like to see within a more critical framework, but this was by-and-large rather disappointing and at times utterly atrocious.
Let me address only his talk of the satisfaction that science gives a scientist. Because I find fresh milk to be a rather satisfying drink, and rotten milk dissatisfying, drinking fresh milk is, according to Zimmermann, like religion to me. I am supposedly "committed" to drinking fresh milk, ie I have "faith" in it. This is just perversely fraudulent "argumentation" on his part.
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