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Hermeneutic Realism

Reality Within Scientific Inquiry

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Authors:
  1. Dimitri Ginev

    1. Department of Philosophy, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

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  • Is the first to develop the tradition of hermeneutic theory of scientific practices and the constitution of scientific objects
  • Suggests a strategy for overcoming scientism without jeopardizing science’s cognitive autonomy
  • Advances the dialogue between phenomenology of science, cultural studies of science, and science and technology studies

Part of the book series: Contributions to Hermeneutics (CONT HERMEN, volume 4)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introductory Chapter: On the Very Idea of Hermeneutic Realism

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    Pages 1-61

  3. The Production of Objectified Factuality Within the Facticity of Scientific Inquiry

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    Pages 63-156

  4. Intermediate Reflections: Reflexivity in Scientific Inquiry and Empirical Ontologies of Hybrid Objects

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    Pages 157-179

  5. Meaningful Articulation and Objectification of Reality in Scientific Inquiry

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    Pages 181-252

  6. Concluding Chapter: “Texts”, Relevant Contexts, and Textualizing

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    Pages 253-269

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 271-291
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This study recapitulates basic developments in the tradition of hermeneutic and phenomenological studies of science. It focuses on the ways in which scientific research is committed to the universe of interpretative phenomena. It treats scientific research by addressing its characteristic hermeneutic situations, and uses the following basic argument in this treatment:  By demonstrating that science’s epistemological identity is not to be spelled out in terms of objectivism, mathematical essentialism, representationalism, and foundationalism, one undermines scientism without succumbing scientific research to “procedures of normative-democratic control” that threaten science’s cognitive autonomy. The study shows that in contrast to social constructivism, hermeneutic phenomenology of scientific research makes the case that overcoming scientism does not imply restrictive policies regarding the constitution of scientific objects.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Philosophy, University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Dimitri Ginev

About the author


Dimitri Ginev has taught at the University of Western Kentucky and Sofia University. He was a Guest Professor at the Collegium Helveticum, ETH Zuerich, and Senior Fellow at the Zukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz. He was Fulbright Scholar, an Alexander-von-Humboldt scholar and head of 11 international academic projects.  He is the founder and editor of the international journal “Studia Culturologica”. Author of more than 400 scientific publications. Dr. Ginev has previously published with Springer one authored book and edited or co-edited three volumes.

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