The philosophical hermeneutics the DTA

Abstract

This paper aims to identify characteristics and theoretical influences of Philosophical Hermeneutics in the research methodology of the Discursive Textual Analysis (DTA). The hypothesis is that the DTA may include principles of Philosophical Hermeneutics in its methodology. In order to achieve the objective, some concepts of Philosophical Hermeneutics found in Hans-Georg Gadamer’s work, i.e. language (logos), world of sense, experience and dialogue, are reviewed. Based on these concepts, the paper entitled “Reconstructive avalanches: dialectic and hermeneutic movements of transformation intertwined with the Discursive Textual Analysis”, by Moraes and Galiazzi, is studied. It states that “the DTA movement is the one towards Hermeneutics, which values preconceptions as ways to achieve more complex understanding”. The most complex understanding moves away from the reductionist, simplified and objectified proposal of modern science and aims at a methodology that is always in movement. That is where the influence and the proximity with Philosophical Hermeneutics is found.

Keywords: Discursive Textual Analysis; Dialogue; Philosophical Hermeneutics; Language; Method.