Friedrich SchleiermacherThinkers

The Hermeneutic circle is grounded in the idea that the meaning of the part is only understood within the context of the whole... but the whole is never given unless through an understanding of the parts.

The Hermeneutic circle is never given unless through an understanding of the parts.

The Hermeneutic circle is the circular, seemingly paradoxical structure necessary for understanding something. It draws our attention the fact that one can only really grasp, for example, the meaning of some line from a shakespeare play within the context of the whole play, and conversely, to understand the whole play we must grasp the individual lines of text. Through dialectical interaction between the whole and the part, each gives the other meaning.

The Hermeneutic circle is the idea that through dialectical interaction between the whole (i.e. A shakespeare play) and the part (the lines of the play), each gives the other meaning.

Hermeneutics is a method of interpretation aimed at reproducing the meaning of intention of the author by following well-defined hermeneutical canons that guide reading.

Hermeneutics is a method seeking to understand an author better than he has himself.

Hermeneutics is or her own historical epoch in order to understand the author as the author intended or to transcend historical limitations to reach universal or at least objective truth.