[Buddha-l] Re: exegesis vs hermeneutics

[Erik Hoogcarspel]

Richard Hayes schreef:

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> It may astonish you and Herr Hoogscarpel that I can still say such 
> seemingly naive things even after reading Sophisticated Germans like 
> Gadamer and Nietzsche. If so, enjoy your astonishment to your heart's 
> content. For myself, my joy comes in doing exegesis as well as my 
> limitations make possible and then turning to a bit of hermeneutics 
> for sport. If anyone else benefits from what I do, fine. If not, tant 
> pis.
>
Not at all, Richard, I agree. I´m not in favour of a constructivist 
world, nor of solipsism. There has been an interesting discussion 
between Rorty and Eco about interpretation and the book is called ´Over 
interpretation´ if my memory serves me right.

Erik