The Importance of Hermeneutic Methodology in the Study of Social Sciences and Humanities
Abstract
The changing nature of the research object in the social sciences and humanities requires the use of certain methods and approaches in field research. Hermeneutics, which has a long history, has grown to the level of interdisciplinary research methodology with changes in human consciousness and worldview. Originally used to determine the authenticity of meanings, hermeneutics is now recognized as a set of methods that perform tasks such as understanding, explanation, and interpretation. The article analyzes the general features of hermeneutics - including the dynamics of development as an approach and methodology, and the possibilities of its application in the study of the content of sciences such as philosophy, history, literature (philology), psychology, pedagogy, art, law. It also describes the content of the concept of hermeneutics, the features of its manifestation, areas of application, research on the interpretation of religious, philological, artistic, historical, legal sources. The results of the study are based on the development of analytical, comparative, figurative, systematic, critical thinking skills in the subjects of the educational process as an approach, method of thinking, research method of hermeneutics.