In our daily activities we operate with a huge number of different words and concepts. This applies to absolutely everything in our life: at home, work, study, any hobbies, hobbies, etc. If you open a dictionary for the sake of experience, the Russian language will amaze with its versatility and the presence of an uncountable number of terms. Someone has a familiar vocabulary that people always use. And someone is greedy, so to speak, for knowledge, and constantly strives to expand his horizons and make the information base richer.
All people are interested in different things, have interests, have their own, unique to them, worldview and philosophy. Of course, there are those who are not keen on anything at all - they live as they live, and are content with what they know. But be that as it may, all this affects a person’s perception and understanding of any information he receives, and how he interprets this information.
Unfortunately, not everyone knows what interpretation is. And in order to at least slightly correct this situation, this article was written.
So, let's talk about what interpretation is, what definitions of a given word exist, and in what context it is usually used.
The word "interpretation" comes from the Latin interpretatio - explanation, explanation, interpretation. This concept was put to practical use in the philology of ancient times and was called the allegorical interpretation of texts. In the Middle Ages, there was a Christian interpretation of pagan traditions (by the way, it was at this time that the largest number of transcripts and interpretations were given to sacred texts and works of ancient Greek philosophers). In the Renaissance, there were “lexicography”, “criticism of the text”, “grammar”. The latter included rhetoric and style. And in the era of the Reformation, there was Protestant exegetics.
But what is interpretation nowadays? Applied to a different context, it has slightly different meanings. Here they are:
- In historical and human sciences - the interpretation of various texts, which is aimed at understanding their meaning.
- In philosophy, logical semantics, mathematical logic - the definition of the meanings of formal language expressions.
- In mathematics, building models for calculus systems.
- In hermeneutics, the activity of thinking, consisting of deciphering of hidden meaning and alternative levels of meaning.
- In art - the individual performance of a literary or musical work, dramatic role, interpretation of the director's script.
- In the literature - the disclosure of the meaning of works in special cultural and historical situations of their reading.
As you can see, the dictionary of the Russian language offers many definitions. And they are applicable to completely different spheres of human intellectual activity. But all of them in a broad sense of understanding are explanation, interpretation, translation into a simpler and more understandable language. That is,
this is the meaning, as well as the totality of values assigned to the elements (individual or all) of a certain theory.
Having understood what interpretation is, we are increasing our vocabulary. And skillfully applying this concept in practice, we can learn to look at all things from different angles, which contributes to a much deeper understanding of the world and understanding of the events taking place in it.