Il circolo ermeneutico
Example: Il circolo ermeneutico si manifesta nell'interpretazione del testo.
Definition
"Il circolo ermeneutico" refers to the interpretive process in philosophy where understanding a text or phenomenon involves a continuous movement between its parts and the whole, each informing and shaping the other to achieve deeper comprehension.
Etymology
The term "il circolo ermeneutico" comes from Italian, combining "circolo" meaning 'circle' and "ermeneutico" relating to hermeneutics, the art of interpretation. It metaphorically describes the circular reasoning involved in understanding, where interpretation constantly revisits the parts and the whole.
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the hermeneutic circle