RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Vodicar, Janez
T1 Ethics and Natural Science through Paul Ricoeur's Hermeneutics
JF Communications - Scientific Letters of the University of Zilina
YR 2017
VO 19
IS 1
SP 59
OP 63
DO 10.26552/com.C.2017.1.59-63
UL https://komunikacie.uniza.sk/artkey/csl-201701-0012.php
AB Paul Ricoeur's well-known perspective on philosophical hermeneutics could also be applied in the understanding of natural sciences. This should resemble dialectic between explanation and understanding, which would enable the kind of objectivity that is claimed in all areas of science. Therefore, science could be viewed as an epistemological activity focused on modeling and confirmation of theory, as well as a theoretical practice that operates alongside other technological, ethical, and political practices. From epistemological perspective we will look for a role of hermeneutics in natural science. Explanation and understanding connect natural science with hermeneutics. Through a narrative position of Ricoeur's hermeneutics, we can understand the connection between science and its responsibility.