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Sensus Hermeneutika: Prasmé, Jutimai, Nuostata, Protas, Sakinys, Supratimas
Hermeneutics of Sensus: Sense, Sensations, Attitude, Mind, Sentence, Understanding

Author(s): Tomas Kačerauskas
Subject(s): Metaphysics, Existentialism, Hermeneutics
Published by: Visuomeninė organizacija »LOGOS«
Keywords: sense; sensus; biography; hermeneutical circle; context; sensations; existence;

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the issue of sensus from hermeneutical and existential point of view. Sensus is analysed as interconnection between its components, i. e. between sense, sensations, attitude, mind, sentence and understanding. The follow theses are developed: tension between the sensus’ components of different nature nourishes the content of philosophy; the relation between understanding’s contexts and existential whole is analogous to relation of sensus’ components; the contexts of sense arises in existential whole, which is formed under the influence of these contexts; sense arises as transition from a part we understand to the whole to be understand and vice versa; polyphonic and polychromic existential background as space of our becoming arises during creation-understanding-action by changing the roles of author, hero and reader concerning different registers of first-second plane, of activity-passivity, as well of type-prototype. Sense is treated as existential giving a sense in lingual-visual living world, participants of which we become by inscribing within it our story from the birth until death. The author presents multi-stage GDL’s (Grand Duchy of Lithuania) context, within which is inscribed a citizen’s biography of its imaginable society. The article deals as well with minor (understanding of the phenomena) and major (formation of existential picture) hermeneutical circles and with their interconnection during understanding.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 57
  • Page Range: 17-26
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Lithuanian