COMM 403: Hermeneutics

Mimes

By definition it is a construction, Hermeneutics that is, as it establishes itself as a science and philosophy of interpretation. Feels sort of like a paradox how one can make a science of interpreting things that are created to give meaning to action. Emotions, ideals, personalities and memory are all things we have created and use to interpret our surroundings. If we spoke to a foreign alien race, would the find the same things valuable we would? Would loved ones be a concept they could understand? Its a muddled topic one can't pin point as we are biased.

The five types of Hermeneutics break it down a bit more, but ultimately it is up to the interpretation of the individual to find the meanings and relate their own interpersonal experiences to the concepts.

• Natural -basic miscommunication for the most part. (Not useful, but understanding it will lead to less instances of misunderstandings.)
• Normative - using text as basis for decision making (Using things such as laws as the means of making decisions.)
• Scientific - History and means of measuring to form ideas (Taking things such as events and data to use towards factual interpretations) 
• Philosophical - Coming up with some means of understanding existence (Finding others and being able to clearly describe my own means of understanding existence and life. Finding meaning.)
• Depth - Questioning things instead of simply accepting blindly ( May help lead towards reform and the change we need in society.)