1st Edition

Active Hermeneutics Seeking Understanding in an Age of Objectivism

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

198 Pages
by Routledge

Hermeneutics, as a discipline of the humanities, is often assumed to be in thrall to the same subjectivity of every interpretive method, in direct contrast 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... Read more

Introduction to Another Volume on Hermeneutics and Why This One is Different

1 Objectivity and the Legacy of Epistemic-Foundationalism

2 Ancient Wisdom and the Self-Understanding of Philosophical Hermeneutics

3 The Active Hermeneutical Horizon

4 Transcendence and the Kenotic Person

Conclusion

Biography

Stanley E. Porter is President, Dean, and Professor of New Testament at McMaster Divinity College, Canada. His many other books include Idioms of the Greek New Testament, Verbal Aspect in the Greek of the New Testament, and, as co-author, Hermeneutics: An Introduction to Interpretive Theory.

Jason C. Robinson is a faculty member at York University and Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. He has written in many areas including philosophy of education, philosophy of science, ethics, theology, and hermeneutics, including co-authoring Hermeneutics: An Introduction to Interpretive Theory.