Expanding Hermeneutics: Visualism in Science

By Don Ihde

Book Overview

Expanding Hermeneutics examines the development of interpretation theory, emphasizing how science in practice involves and implicates interpretive processes. Ihde argues that the sciences have developed a sophisticated visual hermeneutics that produces evidence by means of imaging, visual displays, and visualizations. From this vantage point, Ihde demonstrates how interpretation is built into technologies and instruments.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810116065
• ISBN13: 9780810116061
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"