Theories of Experience and
Interpretation
• This is heavy stuff--blinds guys and
elephant
• All experience is understood from a
perspective
– ex. Giving directions
• Phenomenology--study of phenomena
– Phenomena--events experienced consciously
Interpretation
• Interpretation same as Hermeneutics
• Hermeneutics is the study of how people
understand things by interpreting them
consciously
• Classic Phenomenology.--find the real
“reality”
• Bracket something
More H.P.
• H.P.=interpretation result of interaction between text and
interpreter
ex. But, is red red for everyone?
• Now for an example that puts it all together--Three Steps:
1. The “Phenomena”—Framing—Let’s try psychosis.
2. The “Interpretation or Hermeneutic”—A lens—Let’s try
narrative theory and the concept of a “living human document”
by Gadimier a student of Martin Heidegger.
3. The Procedure—Patty the Patient
4. The Result—A phenomena called empathy