How Long to Read Understanding Hermeneutics

How Long Does it Take to Read Understanding Hermeneutics?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Understanding Hermeneutics by Lawrence Kennedy Schmidt

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This series provides short, accessible and lively introduction to the major schools, movements and traditions in philosophy and the history of ideas since the beginning of the Enlightenment. All books in the series are written for undergraduates meeting the subject for the first time. Hermeneutics concerns itself with the theory of understanding and the interpretation of language. The question of how to correctly interpret and understand others remains one of the most contested branches of philosophy. In Understanding Hermeneutics Lawrence Schmidt provides an introduction to modern hermeneutics through a systematic examination of the ideas of its key philosophical proponents. Chapter 1 examines the ideas, of the Protestant theologian, Friedrich Schleiermacher, who argues that misunderstanding is always possible so we must always employ interpretation if we are to understnad correctly. Chapter 2 discusses the ideas of Dilthey, who maintains that understanding in the humanities is fundamentally different from explanation in the natural sciences, and who presents a methodology to judge what another person means or feels by means of their language and also their gestures, facial expressions, and manners of acting. Chapter 3 explores the ideas of Heidegger who radicalizes the concept by shifting its focus from interpreting texts to an existential interpretation of human being. In Chapter 4 the recent ideas of Gadamer are examined, which extend to examining the structures of hermeneutic experience and to question the supremacy of the natural sciences as models for truth. The final chapters consider some of the criticisms and controversies surrounding hermeneutics, including the work of Habermas, Hirsch, Ricoeur and Derrida, and the prospects for the future of hermeneutics.

How long is Understanding Hermeneutics?

Understanding Hermeneutics by Lawrence Kennedy Schmidt is 176 pages long, and a total of 45,056 words.

This makes it 59% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Understanding Hermeneutics Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 6 minutes to read Understanding Hermeneutics aloud.

What Reading Level is Understanding Hermeneutics?

Understanding Hermeneutics is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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