Theories of Experience and Interpretation

1. Theories of Experience and Interpretation • This is heavy stuff--blinds guys and elephant • All experience is understood from a perspective • ex. Giving directions • Phenomenology--study of phenomena • Phenomena--events experienced consciously

2. Interpretation • Interpretation same as Hermeneutics • Hermeneutics is the study of how people understand things by interpreting them consciously • Classic Phenomenology.--find the real “reality” • Bracket something

3. More H.P. • H.P.=interpretation result of interaction between text and interpreter ex. But, is red red for everyone? • Now for an example that puts it all together--Three Steps: 1. The “Phenomena”—Framing—Let’s try psychosis. 2. The “Interpretation or Hermeneutic”—A lens—Let’s try narrative theory and the concept of a “living human document” by Gadimier a student of Martin Heidegger. 3. The Procedure—Patty the Patient 4. The Result—A phenomena called empathy