THE481: Understanding Texts, the Self, God and the World

Hermeneutics as a field of studies has undergone many transformations. It has been understood as the theory of textual interpretation, the 'Art of Understanding' (Schleiermacher), the methodological foundation of the humanities, and the foundation of human understanding of the world and the self. This unit will explore the history of hermeneutics as a field of study, and introduce the most significant current approaches.

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Points	4
Enrolment Options	Murdoch: S1-internal, S1-external
Contact Time	Lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 1 hour per week.
Prerequisites	Co-requisite: Internet access if studying externally.
School	School of Social Sciences and Humanities
Unit Coordinator	Dr Alexander Jensen Position: Snr Lecturer in Systematic Theology E-mail: A.Jensen@murdoch.edu.au Location: Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.017 Phone: Prefix: +618 9360 6625
Unit Contacts	Contact Phone Prefix: +618 Location Explanation of Location Codes Teaching Period(s) Dr Alexander Jensen Snr Lecturer in Systematic Theology (A.Jensen@murdoch.edu.au) 9360 6625 Murdoch Campus Social Sciences Room 2.017 MURDOCH S1: Internal (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)   MURDOCH S1: External (16/02/2009 - 12/06/2009)

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Key to Offshore Campus Location abbreviations: APMISIN Asia Pacific Management Institute (Singapore) CEJTOKYO Chiropractic Education Japan (Tokyo) JKURASHIKI NET Corporation (Kurashiki, Japan) KDUPG KDU College (Penang, Malaysia) KDUPJ KDU College (Petaling Jaya, Malaysia) SGP-REPOLY Republic Polytechnic (Singapore) SMANUFED Singapore Manufacturing Federation ZHENGZHOU Zhengzhou University (China)