Information Package / Course Catalogue
Hermeneutics
Course Code: FLSF640
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To comprehend the problems of hermeneutics as a philosophy discipline and the importance of these problems in the history of thought. To be able to conduct critical discussions on hermeneutic problems.

Course Content

First of all, the theological origin of the problem of interpretation is discussed. Then, how the interpretation and meaning problem are related is examined through modern thinkers such as Ast, Schleiermacher, Dilthey. Finally, the relevance of hermeneutics to ethics and politics is discussed through contemporary thinkers such as Gadamer, Habermas, Ricoeur and C. Taylor.

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Learning Outcomes
1.To have an idea about the tradition of hermeneutic thought.
2.To be able to discuss the problem of interpretation from a philosophical point of view.
3.To be able to comprehend the difference and relationship between meaning and interpretation.
4.To be able to comprehend and discuss the importance of interpretation problem for human sciences and the philosophical basis of this importance.
5.To be able to critically approach the relationship between hermeneutics, philosophy of language, ethics and politics.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.AST, Friedrich, D. (1808). Grundlinien der Grammatik, Hermeneutik und Kritik. Landshut: bei Jos, Thomman, Buchdrucker und Buchhändler.
2.PALMER, Richard E. (1969). Hermeneutics: Interpretation Theory in Schleiermacher, Dilthey, Hedegger and Gadamer. Eavanston: Nortwestern University Press.
3.SCHLEIERMACHER, Friedrich. (1998). Hermeneutic and Criticism and Other Writings. (Andrew Bowie, Trans. and Ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
4.DILTHEY, Wilhelm. (1989). Introduction to Human Sciences, Selected Works, Volume I. (Michael Neville, Jeffrey Barnouw, Franz Schreiner, Rudolf A. Makkreel, Trans. and Rudolf A. Makkreel, Frithjof Rodi, Ed.) Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
5.HEIDEGGER, Martin. (1996). Being and Time. (Joan Stambaugh, Trans.). Albany: State University of New York Press.
6.GADAMER, Hans-George. (1989). Truth and Method. (Joel Weinsheimer and Donald G. Marshall, Trans.), New York: The Continuum.
7.HABERMAS, Jürgen. (1984). The Theory of Communicative Action, Volume 1. (Thomas McCarthy, Trans.). Boston: Beacon Press.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Root of the Interpretation Problem
Week 3 - Theoretical
Theological Hermeneutics
Week 4 - Theoretical
Ast and Text Hermeneutics
Week 5 - Theoretical
Schleiermacher and General Hermeneutics
Week 6 - Theoretical
Dilthey and Methodological Hermeneutics
Week 7 - Theoretical
Dilthey and Methodological Hermeneutics
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Heidegger and Phenomenological Hermeneutics
Week 10 - Theoretical
Gadamer and Philosophical Fermeneutics
Week 11 - Theoretical
Habermas and the Theory of Communicative Action
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ricoeur and Critical Hermeneutics
Week 13 - Theoretical
Rorty and Pragmatic Theory of Relativity
Week 14 - Theoretical
C. Taylor and the Recognition Policy and Authenticity Ethics Theory
Week 15 - Theoretical
general evaluation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory151360
Seminar18210
Reading50210
Midterm Examination118220
Final Examination118220
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
1
OÇ-2
2
OÇ-3
3
OÇ-4
3
OÇ-5
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026