hermeneutics
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hermeneutics
- /ˌhɜːmɪˈnjuːtɪks/ UK
- /ˌhɜːrməˌn(j)uːtɪks/ US
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From Ancient Greek ἑρμηνευτῐκός (hermēneutĭkós, “of or for interpreting”), from ἑρμηνεύω (hermēneúō, “translate, interpret”), from ἑρμηνεύς (hermēneús, “translator, interpreter”); sometimes ascribed as a Carian loanword. By surface analysis, hermeneutic + -s. Folk etymology suggests a connection with Hermes. The term was introduced c. 360 BCE by Aristotle in his text Perì Hermeneías (On Interpretation).
noun hermeneutics
- The study of interpretation, particularly concerning texts, meaning, and understanding. It originates from classical exegesis but was significantly developed in the modern period, especially in relation to phenomenology and existentialism. At its core, hermeneutics addresses the conditions of understanding and the processes by which meaning is constructed. SAUNDERS or SANDERS, RICHARD (1613–1687?), astrologer, a native of Warwickshire, was born in 1613, commenced the study of hermeneutics about 1647, and practised astrology and cheiromancy during the golden age of the pseudo-sciences in England.
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noun art and science of text interpretation
| Español | hermenéutica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 해석학 haeseokhak |
| 日本語 | 解釈学 kaishakugaku |
| 中文 | 解釋學 /解释学 jiěshìxué, 詮釋學 /诠释学 quánshìxué |
| Português | hermenêutica |
| Français | herméneutique |
| Deutsch | Hermeneutik |
| Italiano | ermeneutica |
| Ελληνικά | ερμηνευτική ermineftikí |
| Română | hermeneutică |
| Русский | гермене́втика germenévtika |
| Tiếng Việt | thông diễn học, thuyên thích học, thuyên thích luận |
| العربية | عِلْم التَّأْوِيل ʕilm at-taʔwīl, هِرْمِنْيُوطِيقَا hirminyūṭīqā |
| עברית | הֶרְמֶנוֹיְטִיקָה hermenóytika, פַּרְשָׁנוּת parshanút |
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title = {hermeneutics},
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