<strong>Naturalistic Hermeneutics</strong> proposes the position of the unity of the scientificmethod and defends it against the claim to autonomy of the human ... » 

Naturalistic Hermeneutics proposes the position of the unity of the scientificmethod and defends it against the claim to autonomy of the human sciences.Mantzavinos shows how materials that are meaningful more specifically humanactions and texts can be adequately dealt with by the hypotheticodeductivemethod the standard method used in the natural sciences. The hermeneuticmethod is not an alternative method aimed at the understanding and theinterpretation of human actions and texts but it is the same as thehypotheticodeductive method applied to meaningful materials. The centralthesis advocated by Mantzavinos is thus that there is no fundamentalmethodological difference between natural sciences social sciences andhumanities. Advanced students and professionals across philosophy social andpolitical theory and the humanities will find this a compelling andcontroversial book. «