Foundations of Hermeneutic Psychology   [Archived Catalog]
2016-2017 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Spring Addendum
   

EHTP 3540 - Foundations of Hermeneutic Psychology


The word hermeneutics comes from Greek ἐρμηνεύς (ermēneús, "translator, interpreter"); hermeneutics is the theory of textual interpretation. This course will examine how hermeneutics as a philosophical theory relates to psychology. The objective is to understand from a theoretical point of view how much psychological method has to do with interpretation. Therefore the course will examine the philosophical texts of Husserl, Ricoeur, Habermas, and Zahavi in order to clarify the foundations of psychological research method from a hermeneutic perspective. 3 credit(s)