How is it possible to combine hermeneutics and epistemology?
April 25, 2023 09:17 Source: "Chinese Social Sciences Journal" Issue 2638, April 25, 2023 Author: Cao Jianbo

Studying Professor Zhang Jiang’s "Theory of Interpretation (Outline)" (hereinafter referred to as "Outline"),After reading more than 10 of his papers on hermeneutics,The author believes that Professor Zhang Jiang’s criticism of forced interpretation is in line with the current shortcomings of interpretation practice in today’s academic circles,The suggestions on the construction of Chinese hermeneutics can be said to be from a high position,And his idea of ​​combining hermeneutics and epistemology,Both originality and practical significance。

In "Outline",Professor Zhang Jiang advocates,Interpretation without legitimate constraints will inevitably lead to relativism、Mysticism,Even nihilism。Therefore,Reasonable interpretation must be guided by contemporary public reason,And emphasize the important role of context in the production of spiritual science bet365 casino bonus。To this,The author completely agrees。Many other insights in the Outline,The author will not comment one by one,The following is in the order of the "Outline",Only comment on areas where there are different opinions or where further explanation is needed。

Based on the difference between interpretation theory and epistemology,Professor Zhang Jiang thinks,Spiritual science bet365 casino bonus and natural science bet365 casino bonus are parallel。However,In his opinion,The production of these two kinds of scientific bet365 casino bonus,All need to use reason (especially public reason),All aim to pursue certainty;In addition, he advocated that "spiritual science and natural science are not opposed" and "from ontology to methodology,The integration of natural science and spiritual science has become a settled trend”,Then,Can interpretive theory explain natural science bet365 casino bonus?This idea of ​​unifying natural science bet365 casino bonus and spiritual science bet365 casino bonus,Perhaps it can be pursued as a larger theoretical vision。

Professor Zhang Jiang thinks,The types of bet365 casino bonus are more certain、A more credible and correct difference。He said: "In the process of bet365 casino bonus generation,Independent Producer,Production self-esteem compared to others,More sure、More credible bet365 casino bonus”,And said "different perceptions of the same phenomenon,It is determined that the producer is self-certain,His cognition and judgment are more correct than others”。The author agrees with Professor Zhang Jiang’s hierarchical understanding of bet365 casino bonus,In "bet365 casino bonus is Absolute,To a certain extent?》("Philosophical Research" Issue 6, 2022) in the article,The author opposes the traditional mainstream absolutist epistemology theory that there is no degree of bet365 casino bonus,There are only binary judgments of “know” and “unknown”,The extent of using "Six He" bet365 casino bonus、Examples of everyday use of "know" and property arguments and constructions (i.e. true、Confirmation and belief) argument,Provides a defense for degree doctrine of bet365 casino bonus。According to the doctrine of degree of bet365 casino bonus,The pursuit of bet365 casino bonus certainty should also be understood in a degreed manner,And this understanding may change as the context changes,The best criterion is public reason。

Professor Zhang Jiang thinks on the one hand,"In the process of bet365 casino bonus generation,Independent Producer,Production self-esteem compared to others,More sure、More credible bet365 casino bonus”,On the other hand, it is believed that “the subject of consciousness takes the universal cognition and constraints of public reason as the starting point,Production...independent opinion,With reasonable and self-consistent proof,Subject to the test of public reason”。Then,How to integrate bet365 casino bonus gained through individual intuition,Unity with bet365 casino bonus obtained through public reason?The author thinks,In view of the fact that any science is based on "the pursuit of truth,Avoid Mistakes” as the goal,And the cognitive advantages of the expert community,Therefore,In the process of constant reflection and balance,Individual bet365 casino bonus judgment must be corrected by public bet365 casino bonus,The bet365 casino bonus of the public must be corrected by the bet365 casino bonus of experts。

Professor Zhang Jiang thinks,Spiritual scientific bet365 casino bonus is “ultimately tested as true by human spiritual and material practice”。The author thinks,Testing authenticity,It’s not a good idea to juxtapose the human spirit with material practice。Generally believed,“Practice is the only criterion for testing truth”,Theories that have been tested in practice can sometimes be used as a means to "test" the truth。In view of the important role of reason, especially public reason, in the production and testing of spiritual science bet365 casino bonus,Can we consider using generalized practice (including scientific practice or objective practice、Theoretical practice or ideological practice) to replace human spiritual and material practice?

Professor Zhang Jiang thinks,"Determination of spiritual scientific bet365 casino bonus,Determined by the specific context of bet365 casino bonus production and derivation”,And advocates that "the certainty of spiritual scientific bet365 casino bonus is determined by context"。Professor Zhang Jiang believes that spiritual science bet365 casino bonus is determined by context,The author also thinks so。Emphasis on the important role of context in bet365 casino bonus attribution (that is, a positive judgment on whether a certain proposition is bet365 casino bonus),Is the core view of contextualist epistemology in contemporary mainstream epistemology,This is also a proposition that the author has been recognizing and promoting for more than 20 years。Contextualist theory of bet365 casino bonus,Any bet365 casino bonus is contextual,bet365 casino bonus attribution is affected by context。View of bet365 casino bonus based on contextualism,The author disagrees with Professor Zhang Jiang’s “context change,Facts and value determination remain unchanged,The view of infinite contextual bet365 casino bonus。The author thinks,Because the context may be diverse,Even conflict with each other,Therefore there is no bet365 casino bonus of infinite context。What Professor Zhang Jiang calls “context transformation,Changes in determination of facts and values,It is limited contextual bet365 casino bonus” may not be true,Because when the context changes,What was originally considered bet365 casino bonus may no longer be bet365 casino bonus。For example,In the interpretation of existential hermeneutics,Heidegger’s interpretation of Van Gogh’s “shoes” would be considered bet365 casino bonus,And in the interpretation of public hermeneutics,Heidegger’s interpretation is no longer bet365 casino bonus。The context of interpretation is diverse、Variable,Therefore, the interpretation conclusions determined by the interpretation context are also diverse、Variable。Nevertheless,This does not mean that there are no good or bad explanations、The difference between advantages and disadvantages。From this perspective,The author agrees with what Professor Zhang Jiang said about “the relativity of context,Deciding spiritual science bet365 casino bonus is relative”。However,The author is worried that some people regard the contextualist view of interpretation as a relativistic view of interpretation,Consider the spiritual science bet365 casino bonus generated by interpretation as relativistic bet365 casino bonus。The author advocates,Because context determines the production of bet365 casino bonus,bet365 casino bonus attribution cannot be separated from context,Therefore contextual factors can be seen as intrinsic to bet365 casino bonus、Necessary factors。Contextualist theory of bet365 casino bonus claims that the truth value of proposition p in a specific context is absolute。In context C1,If p is bet365 casino bonus,Then in context C1,p is not only really bet365 casino bonus,And it is absolutely true bet365 casino bonus。In context C2,If not p is bet365 casino bonus,Then in context C2,Non-p is not only true bet365 casino bonus,And it is also absolutely true bet365 casino bonus。Therefore,Contextualist epistemology only advocates the theory of contextual infallibility,Not advocating the infallibility theory that is universally applicable,Won’t advocate relativism。Absolutely infallible epistemological claims,In any context,Reliability of bet365 casino bonus、The certainty is not 10%、50%,Not 90% either、99%,But 100% absolutely reliable、Absolutely sure。Relativist theory of bet365 casino bonus regards relative contextual factors as external、Accidental factors,Advocate that any proposition is true,No flawed opinions。Because the contributors are all people in real life,All are inevitably contextualized,Since "all contexts are equal",Can lead to context insensitivity in evaluation,Contradictory to the contextualist view,Plus there is a lot of evidence,Contexts will not be completely equal。Therefore,The author opposes the view that "all contexts are equal",Support the contextual inequality theory,Propose the principle of optimal attribution to context。The author advocates that when assigning bet365 casino bonus,The bet365 casino bonus attribution in the best attribution context is the most reasonable、The most worthy choice。During interpretation,The best interpretive subject is the interpreter who uses public reason in public space;The best interpretive object is the most interpretive object;The best interpretive standard is the standard chosen by the interpretive community under the guidance of public reason。Due to unequal context、There are levels,Therefore, the bet365 casino bonus of interpretation also has degrees。Of course,Saying that there are hierarchical differences and inequality between contexts,It does not mean that there is only the best interpretive subject、Only interpretation objects and interpretation standards have the right to exist,Others must be removed。There are two reasons: one is,The audience for interpretation results is diverse、Contextualized,"Everyone likes radish and cabbage";The second is,Due to space-time transformation,Interpretive activities will be recontextualized,Under recontextualization,Various contextual statuses may also change。

The author thinks,Professor Zhang Jiang’s idea of ​​combining the theory of interpretation with the theory of bet365 casino bonus is feasible,And it is of great significance to the construction of the Chinese discourse system of hermeneutics,Therefore worthy of vigorous promotion。

 (The author is a professor at the Department of Philosophy, Xiamen University)

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