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Hermeneutics, language and psychology

This artic1eanalyses some theoretical aspects of the possibility of contribution of Henneneutics to Psychology, provided by Language, a common interface. It is pointed some language dimensions having interests both to Psychology and hermeneutical activity. After a historical review of the hermeneutical positioning and its principals schools, it is briefly discussed the Hermeneutical problem, comparing aspects of this methodology to the methodologies of rationalist and empiricist proposals. It is placed the interpretation activity in this realm and the possibility of understanding. The article concludes that, in the ground of Being, Henneneutics can provide methodological proposals in order to deal with some difficulties encountered in others theoretical domains. In this sense, and by virtue of language, Henneneutics' contribution can be useful, mainly in the field of Psychotherapy.

Psychology; hermeneutics; henneneutic method; language


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