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Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction No.448
出版社： Oxford University Press
書林書號：
30228849
作者：
Zimmermann, Jens
定價：
476
會員價：
$452
ISBN：
9780199685356
出版年份：
2015
裝訂：
平裝
總頁數：
0
  • 本書介紹
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.

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