Active Hermeneutics

Name: Active Hermeneutics
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Active HermeneuticsSeeking Understanding in an Age of Objectivism\nAuthor(s): Stanley E. Porter, Jason C. Robinson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367028909, 978-0367028909\nSynopsis\nHermeneutics, as a discipline of the humanities, is often assumed to be in thrall to the same subjectivity of every interpretive method, in direct contrast to the objectivity prized by the natural sciences. This book argues that there is a false dichotomy here, and that ancient and modern ideas of knowledge can be utilized to create a new active form of hermeneutics. One capable of creating a standard by which to judge better and worse models of understanding.\n\nThis book explores decisive aspects over which the future of hermeneuticsa future inexplicably tied to a history of hermeneuticswill continue to struggle, namely the limits and possibilities of situated human understanding. This book is located in the middle of a number of.