Research Catalog

Title

Active hermeneutics : seeking understanding in an age of objectivism / Stanley E. Porter and Jason C. Robinson.

Author

Porter, Stanley E., 1956-

Publication

• Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.
• ©2021

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Robinson, Jason, 1976-

Description

vii, 190 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

"Hermeneutics, as a discipline of the humanities, is often assumed to be in thrall to the same subjectivity of every interpretive method, in direct contract to the objectivity prized by the natural sciences. This book argues that there is a false dichotomy here, and that ancient and modern ideas of knowledge can be utilized to create a new active form of hermeneutics. One capable of creating a standard by which to judge better and worse models of understanding. This book explores decisive aspects over which the future of hermeneutics-a future inexplicably tied to a history of hermeneutics-will continue to struggle, namely the limits and possibilities of situated human understanding. This book is located in the middle of a number of major, converging discussions within contemporary intellectual discourse. Drawing upon a wide range of ancient and modern hermeneutical thought, including Aristotle, Bernstein, Heidegger, Kant, and Gadamer, the result is a hermeneutical approach that pushes beyond the traditional limits of human understanding. This is a bold attempt to move hermeneutics into a new phase. As such, it will be of significant interest to scholars and academics working in General Hermeneutics, Theology, and the Philosophy of Religion"--

Series Statement

Routledge new critical thinking in religion, theology and biblical studies

Uniform Title

Routledge new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies.

Subject

• Hermeneutics
• Criticism
• Interpretation (Philosophy)
• Objectivism (Philosophy)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Call Number

JFE 21-3894

ISBN

• 9780367028909
• 0367028905

LCCN

• 2020036163
• 40030378045

OCLC

1198086049

Author

Porter, Stanley E., 1956- author.

Title

Active hermeneutics : seeking understanding in an age of objectivism / Stanley E. Porter and Jason C. Robinson.

Publisher

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2021.

Copyright Date

©2021

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Routledge new critical thinking in religion, theology and biblical studies

Routledge new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Robinson, Jason, 1976- author.

Other Form:

Online version: Porter, Stanley E., 1956- Active hermeneutics Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. 9780429019340 (DLC) 2020036164

Other Standard Identifier

40030378045

Research Call Number

JFE 21-3894