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020 _a9780199685356 (Paperback)
082 _a121.68
100 _aZimmermann, Jens
245 _aHermeneutics :
_bA Very Short Introduction /
_cBy Jens Zimmermann
260 _aOxford
_bOxford University Press
_c2015
300 _axiv, 159 pages
_c18 cm.
365 _bRs. 327.00
505 _aPreface: 1:What is Hermeneutics?; 2:Hermeneutics: A brief history; 3:Philosophical hermeneutics; 4:Hermeneutics and theology; 5:Hermeneutics and law; 6:Hermeneutics and science; 7:Hermeneutics and the humanities; References; Further reading; Index.
520 _aHermeneutics 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?
760 _bVery Short Introductions series
942 _2ddc
_cBK
999 _c212869
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