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“Foucault Decoded: Notes from the Underground” Hayden White
“Foucault Decoded: Notes from the Underground” Hayden White In this article, White elucidates Foucault’s purpose and rationale for “transcribing” the evolution of the human sciences. As White makes clear, Foucault thinks the human sciences aimed at studying man, society, and … Continue reading
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Chapter 3 and 4: palmer-Wild, John, ed. Northwestern University Studies in Phenomenology & Existential Philosophy. 3-71.
“Chapter 3: Six Modern Definitions of Hermeneutics” [Extension of Laura's notes:] Hermeneutics has been taken up in six different ways, highlighting six different kinds of interpretation: 1. theory of biblical exegesis—earliest—interpretation is about finding hidden meaning; system of interpretation was … Continue reading
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