Learned Interpretation
In her book, "Justice and Interpretation", Georgia Warnke sets forth the general principles of hermeneutics. Hermeneutics is basically another way of referring to the way we as a society interpret various information through our history and culture. It is the way we give reasons why a particular decision or action was appropriate for us at a given time. Warnke also illustrates how hermeneutics can be beneficial to our society. In the conclusion of her book, she discusses the debate on abortion and shows how a hermeneutic approach to the debate can be beneficial to both sides. First, she makes the point that a hermeneutic approach can, “shift the emphasis from a conflict,” that between the advocates of pro-choice and those of pro-life, to a “conflict between two interpretations” of how the decisions and actions taken by each group followed along the guidelines set forth by the traditions of our society. Through this change, the conflict becomes one, not over which group is co
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Approximate Word count = 683
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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