A Prelude to Material Hermeneutics (2021)
A Prelude to Material Hermeneutics (2021)
Author(s): Don IhdeSubject(s): Contemporary Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Hermeneutics
Published by: Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli õiguse instituut
Keywords: big science; humanities; imaging technologies; material hermeneutics; Paul Ricoeur;
Summary/Abstract: This paper, originally given in Groningen, the Netherlands, proposed a ‘material hermeneutics’, or, metaphorically, an interpretation which “lets things speak” via new scientific imaging technologies. Such a material hermeneutics would add to, perhaps often displace the usual linguistictextual hermeneutics so refined by Paul Ricoeur. I outline several examples of such a hermeneutics here based on some 40 or more years of technoscience experience.
Journal: Acta Baltica Historiae et Philosophiae Scientiarum
- Issue Year: 8/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 5-20
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English