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Epistemological Hermeneutics

The theory that all knowing involves interpretation—that we never access reality directly but always through interpretive frameworks, linguistic categories, and cultural horizons. There is no "raw" knowledge, only interpreted knowledge. Understanding always involves a fusion of horizons between knower and known. Epistemological Hermeneutics replaces the metaphor of knowledge as discovery (finding what's already there) with knowledge as dialogue (meeting between knower and world, each transforming the other). It's epistemology that takes meaning seriously.
"You think you just 'see' what's true? Epistemological Hermeneutics says: you interpret what you see through everything you've lived, learned, and assumed. There's no innocent eye—only interpreting eyes. Know your horizons or be imprisoned by them."
by Abzugal February 23, 2026
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