02119cam a2200289 i 4500 381027815 TxAuBib 20190507120000.0 150803s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780199685356 11.95 0199685355 11.95 eng rda TxAuBib rda Zimmermann, Jens, 1965- Hermeneutics [BOOK] : a very short introduction / Jens Zimmermann. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015. xiv, 159 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Very short introductions ; 448 Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-149) and index. What is hermeneutics? -- Hermeneutics a brief history -- Philosophical hermeneutics -- Hermeneutics and the humanities -- Hermeneutics and theology -- Hermeneutics and law -- Hermeneutics and science. Hermeneutics 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? In this Very Short Introduction Jens Zimmerman traces the history of hermeneutic theory, setting out its key elements, and demonstrating how they can be applied to a broad range of disciplines: theology; literature; law; and natural and social sciences. Demonstrating the longstanding and wide-ranging necessity of interpretation, Zimmerman reveals its signifiance in our current social and political landscape. Provided by publisher. 20190507. Hermeneutics. Very short introductions ; 448.