Science and Hermeneutics
Science and Hermeneutics

Author: Vern S. Poythress

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0310409713

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"Many years ago, upon reading Thomas S. Kuhn's work "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", I was taken aback by the obvious parallels between the subject of that book and the field of biblical exegesis. It seemed strange then-- and more so now after all these years-- that no one had sought to draw out the implications of Kuhn's ideas for better understanding the conflicts that frequently arise over the interpretation of Scripture." --(from the preface) In this new volume of the Foundation of Contemporary Interpretation series, Vern Poythress gives an explanation of the conflicts that often arise between science and the interpretation of Scripture. Novices and experts alike will be fascinated by the author's clear and perceptive account of the relationship between science and hermeneutics. Pythress' analysis will help students of the Bible appreciate the origin and nature of interpretive disputes, aid students in developing exegetical skills, and allow students to examine opposing views.

Hermeneutics and Science
Hermeneutics and Science

Author: International Society for Hermeneutics and Science

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 1999-09-30

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780792357988

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Proceedings of the First Conference of the International Society for Hermeneutics and Science

Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences
Hermeneutics and the Human Sciences

Author: Paul Ricoeur

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-08-26

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1107144973

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John B. Thompson's collection of translated essays forms an illuminating introduction to Paul Ricoeur's prolific contributions to sociological theory.

Hermeneutic Realism
Hermeneutic Realism

Author: Dimitri Ginev

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-08-24

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 3319392891

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This study recapitulates basic developments in the tradition of hermeneutic and phenomenological studies of science. It focuses on the ways in which scientific research is committed to the universe of interpretative phenomena. It treats scientific research by addressing its characteristic hermeneutic situations, and uses the following basic argument in this treatment: By demonstrating that science’s epistemological identity is not to be spelled out in terms of objectivism, mathematical essentialism, representationalism, and foundationalism, one undermines scientism without succumbing scientific research to “procedures of normative-democratic control” that threaten science’s cognitive autonomy. The study shows that in contrast to social constructivism, hermeneutic phenomenology of scientific research makes the case that overcoming scientism does not imply restrictive policies regarding the constitution of scientific objects.

Hermeneutics and Social Science (Routledge Revivals)
Hermeneutics and Social Science (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Zygmunt Bauman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-03-23

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1136955534

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Originally published in 1978, this important work, by one of the leading European social theorists, is arguably the best introduction to the hermeneutic tradition as a whole. It is designed to help students of sociology and philosophy place the problems of "understanding social science" in their historical and philosophical context. It does so by presenting the major current in sociological thought as responses to the challenge of hermeneutics. The idea that true knowledge of social life can be attained only if human conduct is seen as meaningful action whose meaning is accordingly grasped has been presented as a discovery of recent sociology. In fact its history is long and its connections plentiful, reaching beyond the boundaries of sociology itself. Yet it is in sociology that the hermeneutic tradition has attracted most interest but most misinterpretation. The debate is in full swing and there is no attempt to offer "correct" solutions - the emphasis instead is upon revealing the strengths and weaknesses of each of the main approaches. However it is Bauman's view that the theory of understanding may achieve valid results only if it treats the problem of understanding as an aspect of the ongoing process of social life.

Rhetorical Hermeneutics
Rhetorical Hermeneutics

Author: Alan G. Gross

Publisher: SUNY Press

Published: 1997-01-01

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 9780791431108

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Examines the nature of rhetorical theory and criticism, the rhetoric of science, and the impact of poststructuralism and postmodernism on contemporary accounts of rhetoric.

Hermeneutics
Hermeneutics

Author: Charles Craig Lantz

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9781470156534

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This brief and concise handbook will help equip you by gaining a better understanding of the Bible as you learn the rules, science, and art of Biblical interpretation. Hermeneutics is the formal process by which the interpreter employs certain principles and methods in order to derive the author's intended meaning. Indeed, hermeneutics is the science and art of Biblical interpretation. It is a science because it is guided by rules within a system; and it is an art because the application of the rules is by skill, and not by mechanical imitation. In order for a person to properly interpret the Bible, you must be knowledgeable of the rules of hermeneutics in order to be guided into the right interpretation of the Scriptures, and the proper Biblical message. This concise and brief handbook will cover: An Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics, The History of Biblical Interpretation, Historical-Cultural and Contextual Analysis, Lexical-Syntactical Analysis, Theological Analysis, Special Literary Methods such as: Similes, Metaphors, Proverbs, Parables, and Allegories; Special Literary Methods such as, Types, Prophecy, and Apocalyptic Literature. The last chapter of this handbook will teach you how to apply the Biblical message, and present a Proposal for the Transcultural Problem. For the beginning Bible student, this is a MUST READ!

Expanding Hermeneutics
Expanding Hermeneutics

Author: Don Ihde

Publisher: Northwestern University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 0810116065

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Expanding Hermeneutics examines the development of interpretation theory, emphasizing how science in practice involves and implicates interpretive processes. Ihde argues that the sciences have developed a sophisticated visual hermeneutics that produces evidence by means of imaging, visual displays, and visualizations. From this vantage point, Ihde demonstrates how interpretation is built into technologies and instruments.

God's Two Books
God's Two Books

Author: Kenneth James Howell

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13:

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This is an analysis of how 16th- and 17th-century astronomers and theologians in Northern Protestant Europe used science and religion to challenge and support one another. It argues that these schemes can solve the enduring problem of how theological interpretation and investigation interact.