Jens Zimmermann, Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction, Chapter 2, “Hermeneutics: A Brief History”

Jens Zimmermann, Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction, Chapter 2, “Hermeneutics: A Brief History”

This chapter begins with a discussion of the shift between the consciousness of the ancient world (which emphasized wisdom) and the early modern world (which emphasized epistemology). What was this shift? What were its causes?

On page 23, Zimmermann notes that Schleiermacher was the first modern figure to propose a “general hermeneutics.” What is a general hermeneutics?

What are the central tenets of Schleiermacher’s hermeneutics?

What are the central tenets of Dilthey’s hermeneutics?

On page 37, Zimmermann writes, “Heidegger moved the hermeneutic conversation about knowledge firmly onto the ontological plane.” How so?

Tasks:

Read Chapter Two – “Hermeneutics: A Brief History” – from Zimmerman’s Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction.

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