Recognition of Philosophical Hermeneutics Statements: A Review and Critique

Dependence of humanities and social studies and research on methodological patterns has become a requirement in the field of humanities. Various influential schools، beliefs، and thinkers in the field are studying and researching with this concern in mind. One of these methodological patterns is the qualitative interpretative method and hermeneutics method in particular. This method، which is divided into several kinds and types، has found many advocates and believers in social and humanities، and even religious and doctrinal، studies. In the intellectual-epistemic environment of Iran، too، some authors have proposed the application of this method in religious and theological studies، and، of course، have encountered many scientific-epistemic controversies and challenges in the course. In this paper، while explaining the evidence of philosophical hermeneutics، a critical view of this method will be presented. Philosophical hermeneutics has been criticized from two perspectives which include intra-hermeneutic and extra-hermeneutic criticism. Intra- hermeneutic criticism refers to the controversy set forth by some beliefs and individuals that support hermeneutics. Extra-hermeneutics criticism is the explanations of philosophical hermeneutics objections from the point of view of the currents and individuals who have evaluated this method outside the framework of hermeneutics.