hermeneutic circle
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The hermeneutic circle is a philosophical concept describing how understanding is achieved through a continual movement between interpreting the parts of a text or experience and grasping its whole, each informing and reshaping the other.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hermeneutic concept
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philosophical concept ⓘ theory of interpretation ⓘ |
| aimsAt | deeper understanding of meaning ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
biblical exegesis
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cultural understanding ⓘ historical understanding ⓘ legal interpretation ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ phenomenological description ⓘ self-understanding ⓘ textual interpretation ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Friedrich Schleiermacher
NERFINISHED
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Hans-Georg Gadamer NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Heidegger NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Dilthey NERFINISHED ⓘ continental philosophy ⓘ philosophical hermeneutics ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
linear models of understanding
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strictly objective interpretation ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
interpretation is a circular and iterative process
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the meaning of the parts depends on the whole ⓘ the meaning of the whole depends on the parts ⓘ understanding moves between parts and whole ⓘ |
| describes |
dynamic relation between part and whole
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process of understanding ⓘ structure of interpretation ⓘ |
| field |
hermeneutics
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of understanding ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
circularity of understanding
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dependence on prior assumptions ⓘ historicity of understanding ⓘ ongoing revision of interpretation ⓘ situatedness of the interpreter ⓘ |
| influenced |
interpretive social sciences
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literary theory ⓘ modern hermeneutic theory ⓘ theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
biblical hermeneutics
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romantic hermeneutics ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
contextual meaning
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fusion of horizons ⓘ hermeneutic spiral ⓘ horizon of understanding ⓘ interpretive framework ⓘ pre-understanding ⓘ |
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