presupposes the other. The tint is in general the art of understanding rightly another man's language, particularly his written language; the second, the an of judging rightly the genuinene~ of written worU and pauages, and to ettablish it on the strength of adequate evidence and data.
J: Accordingly, the word "hermeneutics," broadened in the appropriate sense, can mean the theory and methodology for every kind of interpretation, including, for example, that of works of the visual arts.
I: Quite.
J: Do you use the term in this broad sense?
I: If I may stay within the style of your question, I have to answer: In Being and Time, the term "hermeneutics" is used in a still broader sense, "broader" here meaning, however, not the mere extension of the same meaning over a still larger area of application. "Broader" is to say: in keeping with that vastness which springs from originary being. In Being and Time, hermeneutics means neither the theory of the art of interpretation nor interpretation itself, but rather the attempt first of all to define the nature of interpretation on hermeneutic grounds.
J: But what does "hermeneutic" mean then? I do not have the audacity to yield to the suspicion which here suggests itself, that you are now wing the word "hermeneutic .. willfully. Be that as it may, what matters to me is to hear from your own lips an—if I may say so—authentic explanation of your use of the word; otherwise it will still not become dear- what moved Count Kuki's reflections.
I: I shall be glad to do as you ask. Only, do not expect too much, For the matter is enigmatic, and perhaps we are not dealing with a matter at all.
J: Perhaps rather with a process.
I: Or with what-is-the-case. But such terms will quickly land us in inadequacies.