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Between epistemology and hermeneutics

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In this paper I discuss the hermeneutic and epistemological dimensions of science, and investigate the role which this discussion might play in science education. After a brief review of two main variants of hermeneutic conceptions of science, a general outline is given of the “existential-ontological notion of science”. Regarding the degree of objectification, the theoretical ways of “projecting the world” as a scientific theme lie on a continuum between the poles of “pure hermeneutics” and “pure epistemology”. Finally, some conclusions for a new pedagogy are drawn.

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  1. Centre for Culturology, University of Sofia, 1000, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Dimitri Ginev

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Ginev, D. Between epistemology and hermeneutics. Sci Educ 4, 147–159 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00486582

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