SOSC 1012 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hermeneutics
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Hermeneutics/ ring theory gives us a whirlpool of possibilities, vortex, spiralling core of the ring theory, collection of rings of perception. Myth ring theory- chinese, western and pre-socratic philosophies. How you make your argument, how its laid out (lay) The greeks defined myth as: an accurate historical account, a true historical story, to explain natural events and occurrences, to morally guide human beings. You can believe something happened one specific way, when someone else does not support the same idea. Example many people live by the teachings of the bible, however there are individuals who do not follow that religious belief. There are different opinions as to what a myth really is. There is a linear progress that happens in time from myth to logos. Logos is associated with truth, while mythos is still understood as the opposite of just that. There is myth and logos deeply embedded within the story of jason and the argonauts.
