LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI 600 034 M.A.DEGREE EXAMINATION PHILOSOPHY SECONDSEMESTER APRIL 2017
16PPL2MC03- HERMENEUTICS DECONSTRUCTION
Date: 07/04/2017 Dept. No. Max. 100 Marks
09:00-12:00 PART-A Answer the following x 6 =36 marks)
1. What is meant by Hermeneutic Circle?
2. Briefly explain the characteristics of Modern Hermeneutics.
3. State the four methods of Schleiermacher.
4. What does Gadamer mean by tradition?
5. Explain semiotic triangle.
6. Distinguish between sign and symbol.
PART-B Answer the following x16= 64)
7. Bring out the salient features of Historical Critical Method. (16 marks)
OR Discuss the features of Feminist Hermeneutics. (16 marks)
8. 'Hermeneutics is what Hermes does'. Explain. (16 marks) OR
Explain the features of text interpretation according to Ricoeur. (16 marks) 9. Bring out the truth of language according to Heidegger. (16 marks) OR
Explain the meaning of 'Hermeneutics of Suspicion'. (08 marks) What is meant by 'Death of the Author'? (08 marks)
10. Critically examine post-modernism. (16 marks) OR
Discuss the relevance of Hermeneutics in today's context. (16 marks)