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hermeneutic
Word definitions for hermeneutic in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. interpretive or explanatory
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Hermeneutic \Her`me*neu"tic\, Hermeneutical \Her`me*neu"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to interpret: cf. F. herm['e]neutique.] Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"interpretive," 1670s, from Greek hermeneutikos "interpreting," from hermeneutes "interpreter," from hermeneuein "to interpret," of unknown origin (formerly considered ultimately a derivative of Hermes , as the tutelary divinity of speech, writing, and ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. That explains, interprets, illustrates or elucidates
Usage examples of hermeneutic.
Rather, Foucault came to see that it has to be supplemented with Left-Hand approaches and a more balanced overview, including not only nondiscursive social practices but also hermeneutic interiors (or, at the least, a better interpretation of interpretation).
That many of these theorists favored their own deeper context, usually to the exclusion of others', condemns their partiality, but not the deep hermeneutic project itself, nor the truth of the partial truths.
Since all knowledge/experience is situated and mediated, the best we can hope for is a hermeneutic study of individual pockets of "local knowledge," and any transcendental claims, of any sort, are largely unwarrantedor so the argument goes.
We are all the prisoners of our techniques, and strong hermeneutic traditions are concealed within the seeming democracy of science.