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Is phenomenological reduction is in contrast with Hermeneutic (interpretive) phenomenology? I mean does using phenomenological reduction have no place in the interpretive approach?
Phenomenological reduction and interpretive phenomenology are two different but related concepts in phenomenology. Phenomenological reduction, also known as epoche, is a methodological process used to bracket or suspend one's preconceptions and assumptions in order to approach the phenomenon being studied in a more open and objective way. This process aims to reveal the essence of the phenomenon as it appears in consciousness. Interpretive phenomenology, on the other hand, incorporates hermeneutic analysis in the process of understanding human experience. Hermeneutics is the theory and practice of interpretation, and interpretive phenomenology uses this approach to understand the meaning that individuals give to their experiences. While phenomenological reduction is often associated with descriptive phenomenology, it can also be used within interpretive phenomenology as a way of suspending preconceptions and allowing for a more open and nuanced analysis of the subjective experience being studied. Therefore, phenomenological reduction has a place in interpretive phenomenology, but it is not the only method used in this approach.
Phenomenological Reduction [bracketing] refers to identifying one's assumptions and setting them aside in order to allow one's subject to emerge as itself. This procedure comes before one's interpretation [hermeneutic endeavour].
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Hermeneutics embraces two aspect--objective interpretation and subjective interpertation. The former is related to phenonmonogical reduction, while the latter life experiences.
Interpretive phenomenology uses hemeneutics -- the interpretation of any text -- with the assumption that the subject and object emerge in a dialectic in the lifeworld. The 'lebeswelt' for Husserl. We do not indulge in Cartesianism whatsoever: no inside/ outside, no mind/body, no subject/object distintions. The Heisenberg principle explains this too.
yes, hermeneutics is an art of interpretation of the biblical texts and universal texts. The aim of interpretation is to reach a fusion of horizons, that is, a relative consensus. And the interpretation would be subjective, or objective, depending on the reader's horizons.
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