This Thesis will be focused on relationship of human and space, formed by moment of their encounter. The main aim of work is to express relation between human and space in existential dimension of their mutual formation. This process is continuous and it is embodied in hermeneutical spiral. Result of this Work is the attempt to erase subject-object therminology in the context of relationship of human and space by applying principle of historical consciousness. Concept of lived space is manifested on example of Prague city walk, in which there are human and space mutually formed as a continuously changing complex, not the separate units. Key words human, hermeneutic circle, objectivism, move, principle of historical consciousness, walk, space, subjectivism, memory, relationship

Meaning and Understanding in the Context of Thought of Jacques Derrida and Hans-Georg Gadamer The focus of the present study is mainly on the discussion of the process of understanding and emergence of meaning. Using the example of Gadamer's hermeneutics it becomes clear what are the limits of positive attempt to express conditions of understanding within the context of the philosophy of finitude. In spite of its undeniable benefits, hermeneutic understanding shows itself to be vulnerable towards ideology and it could be seen as suspected of hidden normativity thanks to its emphasis on agreement and coherency. Derrida's deconstruction on the other hand shows the dynamics of emergence of meaning in language, it emphasizes plurality and ambiguity in contrast towards totalizing unicity and agreement; however, due to this approach, it is unable to offer anything close to what we call the truth. In a parallel line of interpretation, philosophical- antropological approach of Ernst Cassirer standing in comparison with Heidegger's existential analytics of Dasein shows that already at the fundamental level in the process of establishment of terms and concepts and earlier our understanding is already determined to a certain extent. Discussion between Gadamer and Derrida shows a necessity of certain arbitrary...

This work considers the theoretical, epistemological and methodological criteria for a hermeneutic phenomenological approach to the study of spiritual experience founded within a qualitative paradigm. Spirituality is noted to be of increasing significance in society and as a developing discipline within the academy and spiritual experience is offered as an opening to greater understanding and appreciation of an individual's understandings of their spirituality. The methodology provides an interpretative approach towards an opportunity for resonance, identification and empathy between individual and reader through richly descriptive narratives offering insights into such experiences and developing themes and threads of particular interest prior to seeking universal and semi universal traits between or amongst narratives. Practical methods for applying the methodology are considered, including ethical and researcher reflexive issues. The assessment of the methodology includes its application to a case study, located within contemporary Christianity in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland, which due to limitations of space focuses particularly on the notion of the Gift and assists in the determination of the efficacy and validity of hermeneutic phenomenology in the study of spiritual experience.

CASTRO, Edna Ribeiro. A pesquisa no curso de pedagogia na perspectiva do corpo docente. 2008. 110f. . Dissertação (Mestrado em Educação) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Educação, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação Brasileira, Fortaleza-CE, 2008. / Submitted by Maria Josineide Góis (josineide@ufc.br) on 2012-07-06T11:49:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2008_Dis_ERCastro.pdf: 814831 bytes, checksum: 21f5a015465dcee88d2b5b443a1c63e2 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Josineide Góis(josineide@ufc.br) on 2012-07-09T13:55:22Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2008_Dis_ERCastro.pdf: 814831 bytes, checksum: 21f5a015465dcee88d2b5b443a1c63e2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-07-09T13:55:22Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2008_Dis_ERCastro.pdf: 814831 bytes, checksum: 21f5a015465dcee88d2b5b443a1c63e2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008 / In view of the importance that research has acquired in teacher’s formation current discussions, this study proposes to investigate factors that interfere in the research practice of the teachers of the Pedagogy Course of the Center of Superior Studies of Caxias (CESC), State University of Maranhão (UEMA). The study was dedicated to discuss the difficulties and possibilities for the development of research by teachers as a practice inherent to teaching as a way to follow Pedagogy National Curricular Directions. The study objectified: a) To identify the meaning given by teachers to research as part of the process of their own formation; b) To investigate the teacher’s disposition for research; e c) To characterize research practices developed by teachers in the Pedagogy course. The methodology used was the dialectic-hermeneutic circle proposed by Guba and Lincoln. Data collection was done in open interviews applied to the teachers of the Department of Education and Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. The respondents manifested their thoughts freely about the following themes: teacher’s formation, research in the Pedagogy course, reflexive teacher. First, historical and legal aspects are approached in relation to the insertion of research in the graduation courses in Brazil and the possibilities of its articulation with teaching. Next, the challenges of research in the teacher’s formation courses, the theoretical basis of research and assumptions that orient the application of theories are discussed. Results indicate an insipient practice of collective work in the part of teachers and the need for leadership and dialogue in the level of the department and of the institution. It is suggested that the Theory of Communicative Action can supply the basis for an ideal speech situation as a strategy for building a sense of collectivity which will favor teachers to organize themselves around scientific production. / Em vista da crescente importância que a pesquisa vem adquirindo no âmbito das discussões e dos espaços de formação docente, este estudo se propôs investigar os fatores que interferem na prática de pesquisa do corpo docente do curso de Pedagogia no Centro de Estudos Superiores de Caxias-CESC, pólo da Universidade Estadual do Maranhão – UEMA. A investigação preocupou-se em discutir as dificuldades e possibilidades de desenvolvimento da pesquisa pelos professores como prática inerente ao ensino e como forma de concretização das Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais do curso. O estudo objetivou: a) Identificar o significado que os professores atribuem à pesquisa para o processo de formação docente e para a própria formação; b) Investigar a disposição dos professores para a prática de pesquisa e, c) Caracterizar as práticas de pesquisa desenvolvidas pelos professores do curso. Utilizou-se a metodologia qualitativa do círculo dialético-hermenêutico, proposta por Guba e Lincoln, tendo como instrumento de coleta de dados entrevistas abertas aplicadas aos professores do Departamento de Educação e Ciências Sociais e Filosofia que atuam na Pedagogia. Os respondentes manifestaram livremente seu pensamento sobre os temas propostos: formação docente, pesquisa no curso de pedagogia, professor reflexivo. Inicialmente são abordados os aspectos históricos e legais relacionados à inserção da pesquisa nos cursos de graduação no Brasil e suas possibilidades de articulação com o ensino nos cursos de formação docente. Em seguida são discutidos os desafios da pesquisa nos cursos de formação docente, os fundamentos que orientam a pesquisa realizada por professores, e os pressupostos de aplicação destes fundamentos na pesquisa docente em Pedagogia. Os resultados obtidos nas investigações indicam uma incipiente prática do trabalho coletivo por parte dos docentes e a necessidade de liderança e de diálogo a nível departamental e institucional. Isto nos levou a sugerir, com base na Teoria da Ação Comunicativa de Habermas, a busca de diálogo como estratégia para construção de senso de coletividade que favoreça aos docentes organizarem-se em torno de um trabalho direcionado para a produção científica

This work presents a new paradigm for legal hermeneutics, divorced from positivism and hence the legal doctrine. To do so, outlines the doctrinal framework that preceded the construction of the theoretical framework used here , the philosophical hermeneutics of Gadamer, whose keynote is in opposition to the method as the only means to get to the truth. When entering your analysis itself, seeks to work with the most important concepts, such as tradition, authority, pre-understanding and the fusion of horizons, in order to pave the way to understand what he describes as a circle hermeneutic, a key concept for the demarcation of the proposal developed here. On this, also seeks to make an evolutionary analysis of the proposals of the thinkers that preceded the gadameriano concept. Outlined the substance of philosophical hermeneutics, we proceed to the analysis of its operation in legal interpretation, printing a critical reflection on the understanding in the application of law and, as a corollary, contributing to overcome the positivist paradigm and its aporias and as for the discussion about the legitimacy of judicial decisions. Thus seeks to clarify the contribution of Gadamer to legal thought, from his philosophical hermeneutics to explain, justify and legitimize the path taken by the judge pronouncing judgments. / A presente dissertação apresenta um novo paradigma para a hermenêutica jurídica, divorciado do positivismo e, consequentemente, da dogmática jurídica. Para tanto, delineia o arcabouço doutrinário que antecedeu a construção do marco teórico aqui utilizado, a hermenêutica filosófica de Gadamer, cuja tônica consiste na oposição ao método como único meio para se chegar à verdade. Ao ingressar em sua análise propriamente dita, busca trabalhar com os conceitos mais importantes, a exemplo da tradição, da autoridade, da pré-compreensão e da fusão de horizontes, com a finalidade de sedimentar o caminho para a entender aquilo que ele descreve como círculo hermenêutico, conceito-chave para o deslinde da proposta aqui desenvolvida. Quanto a este, também procura fazer uma análise evolutiva das propostas dos pensadores que precederam ao conceito gadameriano. Delineada a substância da hermenêutica filosófica, parte-se para a análise de seu operar na hermenêutica jurídica, imprimindo uma reflexão crítica sobre a compreensão no âmbito da aplicação do direito e, como corolário, contribuindo para a superação do paradigma positivista e suas aporias, bem como para a discussão acerca da legitimidade das decisões judiciais. Assim, busca explicitar a contribuição de Gadamer para o pensamento jurídico, partindo de sua hermenêutica filosófica para explicar, fundamentar e legitimar o caminho trilhado pelo julgador ao prolatar as decisões judiciais.