Noun
The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis; esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn place of a hermeneutics we need an erotics of art. Susan Sontag
Hermeneutics between consenting adults should not, in my view, be the object of any statutory restrictions. Ernest Gellner
I do not recommend any legislative action against hermeneutics. Ernest Gellner
Gadamer's last academic engagement was in the summer of 2001 at an annual symposium on hermeneutics that two of Gadamer's American students had organised. Source: Internet
In modern philosophy the reaction to systematic philosophy began with Kierkegaard and continued in various forms through analytic philosophy, existentialism, hermeneutics, and deconstructionism. Source: Internet
Even though Gadamer's interpretation of Heidegger has been questioned, there is little doubt that Heidegger seized upon Dilthey's concept of hermeneutics. Source: Internet