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.
All labels observed (1)
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| hermeneutic circle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7108939 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: hermeneutic circle Context triple: [Verstehen, relatedConcept, hermeneutic circle]
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Hermeneutics and Criticism
Hermeneutics and Criticism is Friedrich Schleiermacher’s foundational work that systematizes the theory and practice of interpretation, especially of biblical and classical texts, and is considered a cornerstone of modern hermeneutics.
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Thirteen principles of exegesis
The Thirteen Principles of Exegesis are a classical rabbinic set of hermeneutic rules used to interpret and derive Jewish law and teachings from the Hebrew Bible.
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The Word as Such
"The Word as Such" is a seminal Russian Futurist manifesto-essay that explores the autonomy and materiality of language, helping to define the movement’s radical poetic theory.
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De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
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Theological Commonplaces
Theological Commonplaces is the standard English title of Philip Melanchthon’s influential 16th-century Lutheran theological work that systematically organizes key doctrines of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: hermeneutic circle Target entity description: 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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A.
Hermeneutics and Criticism
Hermeneutics and Criticism is Friedrich Schleiermacher’s foundational work that systematizes the theory and practice of interpretation, especially of biblical and classical texts, and is considered a cornerstone of modern hermeneutics.
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B.
Thirteen principles of exegesis
The Thirteen Principles of Exegesis are a classical rabbinic set of hermeneutic rules used to interpret and derive Jewish law and teachings from the Hebrew Bible.
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C.
The Word as Such
"The Word as Such" is a seminal Russian Futurist manifesto-essay that explores the autonomy and materiality of language, helping to define the movement’s radical poetic theory.
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D.
De interpretatione recta
De interpretatione recta is a humanist treatise by Leonardo Bruni that advocates for accurate, elegant translation from Greek and Latin into vernacular languages, helping to shape Renaissance theories of translation and rhetoric.
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E.
Theological Commonplaces
Theological Commonplaces is the standard English title of Philip Melanchthon’s influential 16th-century Lutheran theological work that systematically organizes key doctrines of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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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