Bacon Theory Of The Natural Interpretation In Hermeneutic Perspective

This article analyzed Bacon's theory of the natural interpretation in hermeneutic perspective. Through the angle we could explain the natural interpretation's actors of hermeneutics. The first part of the article introduced the method and object of this theory in the slogan"Human being is the natural's prime minister and interpreter". This theory regards nature as the interpretation object. The method which is used is not the popular one but the natural interpretation which is based on the necessary aid to understanding. This approach requires increased from lower to higher principles theory in the base of a careful observation of nature, and the theory which is obtained could lead to new achievements. At the same time, we also pointed out that if you want to get the truth of nature, you should pay attention to the illusion and provide the understanding with correct guidance and support.The second part of the article firstly introduced the process of how the theory of illusion was proposed, through it we could see the change of the theory of illusion. According it we also can make the purpose of the theory clear. In the process of the natural interpretation, We will be disturbed by the illusion. Illusion is the biggest obstacle to correct interpretation, and it includes racial illusion, cave illusion, market illusion, theatre illusion. Illusion is produced by many reasons. For instance: nature, education, environment, language, authority and so on. Each illusion blocks the process of understanding in its own way. Through the analysis of the contents of illusion, We can find illusion and the prejudice is in common, and they are indispensable to understanding. Illusion in some extent could be understood for prejudice. Throughout the entire theory of illusion, As a former structure of understanding, illusion is negative. We could also find a language problem in the theory of illusion. Based on the comprehensive analysis of the theory of illusion, we saw a Francis Bacon-type of interpretation in hermeneutic horizon.The third part of the article discussed how to using scientific induction to get truth. We found Bacon's contradictory attitude towards illusion. On the one hand he requires eliminate the illusion. But on the other hand, he is aware it is impossible to eliminate the illusion. Finally Bacon required to eliminate the illusion. Bacon's final purpose of the natural interpretation is still to obtain the truth about nature. Truth needs two conditions for the auxiliary- the eliminative of illusion and the use of scientific induction. Scientific induction is considered of the only effective method to eliminate illusion. The negation that scientific induction emphasizes reflected the dialectical features of the experience in Gadamar's hermeneutics. Both Bacon's view of truth and that of the classical hermeneutics requires a fixed and invariable truth. They don't realize the truth of nature and it's variability.The fourth part of the article is about the criticalness to Bacon's theory. Bacon's natural interpretation theory has a lot of value. But the shortage is very obvious. Pop and Gadamer attacked bacon from their own theoretical perspective. They saw a positive role of prejudice in understanding and explanation, and made a defense for prejudice in their own way. The defenses also let us see the hermeneutic factors in Bacon's theory.