What "The Hermeneutic Circle" does mean ?

Answer 1

I know but I am not telling!!

Answer 2

A hermeneutic is defined as a specific system or method for interpetation, or a specific theory of interpretation.

The hermeneutic circle describes the process of understanding a text hermeneutically. It refers to the idea that one's understanding of the text as a whole is established by reference to the individual parts and one's understanding of each individual part by reference to the whole. Neither the whole text nor any individual part can be understood without reference to one another, and hence, it is a circle. However, this circular character of interpretation does not make it impossible to interpret a text, rather, it stresses that the meaning of text must be found within its cultural, historical, and literary context.

Answer 3

Its a process of understanding a text. That the understanding of the entire text is dependent of its parts, and the understanding of its parts, dependent on its whole. It stresses that the understanding of a text should be based on contexts like culture, history and society.

Answer 4

I agree with zy but it can also be explained as the past can only be understood in the light of the present and the present only understood in the light of the past.