Who first framed a theory of general hermeneutics?
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Correct answer: C. Friedrich Schleiermacher
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Schleiermacher (1768–1834) extended interpretation from scripture and law to all understanding and formulated the hermeneutic circle. Dilthey and later Gadamer and Hirsch built on him.
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