The Spirit of Interpretation
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Palabras claves Hermenéutica, interpretación, espíritu de la interpretación, sentido.Abstract
Hermeneutics is the art of interpreting the meaning of texts. This is one of the most accepted modern definitions within this academic circle. However, for this essay I will take into consideration the romantic definition of hermeneutics as the art of spiritual understanding of texts, in three German authors Gottfried Herder, Friedrich Ast, and Wilhelm Dilthey. The argument that will guide the development of this essay will be to propose that the spiritual interpretation of a text consists of understanding the other as a creative entity and consequently understanding myself as a receiving subject. This objective will be achieved through a brief exposition of the most important ideas of the authors already mentioned. Then, I will make a difference between understanding of meaning and spiritual interpretation, I will show that the latter should have the same interest in every exercise of interpretation. Finally, I will present some conclusions regarding the thematic development of this short discussion.
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