Involved Knowing: On the Poetic Epistemology of the Humanities

The humanities represent a type of knowledge distinct from, and yet encompassing, scientific knowledge. Drawing on philosophical hermeneutics in the tradition of the Geisteswissenschaften, as well as on the Latin rhetorical tradition and on Greek paideia, this essay presents humanities knowledge as...

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Main Author: William Franke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Humanities
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0787/4/4/600