it has been quite some time since my last porcelain philosophy post. that is not to say that my cheeks have not seen their fair time of the cold seat, but rather my mind has not been philosophizing lately due to preoccupations. in any case, the quest for self-identity is still under way.
heads up: narratology in action.
i came across two very vague terms in the course of my studies: the Hermeneutics of Emanation and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion. they're a mouthful, aren't they? hermeneutics, for the uninitiated, is the science of interpretation, pertaining most commonly to Scriptural study.
Hermeneutics of Emanation refers to the use of narratives as interpretation through emanation. that is to say that everything in life has meaning; any narrative that fits it does so because of its inherent meaning. life is a logical force; literature is its interpreter.
Hermeneutics of Suspicion is, as i'm sure you suspected, the opposite. life in itself is meaningless; it is just cause and effect, repeated ad infinitum. sentients (i.e. us) give order and logic to this haphazardous life by imposing a narrative upon the events: imbued meaning. life is random; literature is used to put it into an order that makes sense to us.
i started this search for my narrative prior to learning of these two schools of thought. the Christian in me leans towards Hermeneutics of Emanation. all around me i can see the cycle of Christ: birth, glory, trial, death and resurrection. i see it in the seasons, i see it in comedies and i see it everyday in the way people wake up, do their thing, go to sleep, and do it all over again. the sun will (appear to) rise and then it will (appear to) fall. this pattern is hardcoded into our being. but what have i just done? i have imposed a narrative upon what i've observed in life, like in Hermeneutics of Suspicion. and around we go.
heads up: narratology in action.
i came across two very vague terms in the course of my studies: the Hermeneutics of Emanation and the Hermeneutics of Suspicion. they're a mouthful, aren't they? hermeneutics, for the uninitiated, is the science of interpretation, pertaining most commonly to Scriptural study.
Hermeneutics of Emanation refers to the use of narratives as interpretation through emanation. that is to say that everything in life has meaning; any narrative that fits it does so because of its inherent meaning. life is a logical force; literature is its interpreter.
Hermeneutics of Suspicion is, as i'm sure you suspected, the opposite. life in itself is meaningless; it is just cause and effect, repeated ad infinitum. sentients (i.e. us) give order and logic to this haphazardous life by imposing a narrative upon the events: imbued meaning. life is random; literature is used to put it into an order that makes sense to us.
i started this search for my narrative prior to learning of these two schools of thought. the Christian in me leans towards Hermeneutics of Emanation. all around me i can see the cycle of Christ: birth, glory, trial, death and resurrection. i see it in the seasons, i see it in comedies and i see it everyday in the way people wake up, do their thing, go to sleep, and do it all over again. the sun will (appear to) rise and then it will (appear to) fall. this pattern is hardcoded into our being. but what have i just done? i have imposed a narrative upon what i've observed in life, like in Hermeneutics of Suspicion. and around we go.
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