Hermeneutics in Research Practice

The article analyzes the role of hermeneutics in science and technology. Hermeneutics involves both an attempt to interpret texts and the fact that the person changes in the process of interpretation. In normal science, hermeneutics plays a secondary role. This is due to the fact that it is built around common ideas that scientists agree with. At the same time, joining a cohort of scientists implies a transformation of the person. Thus, the learning process is associated with the need to use hermeneutic procedures. Analysis of the interaction of interdisciplinary teams shows the importance of forming at least a situational understanding between representatives of different disciplines. Its achievement requires the formation of trading zones. In them, it is possible to achieve mutual understanding, which requires the implementation of hermeneutic procedures. Scientific activity itself requires not only the interpretation of a scientific text, but also practical research activities. Hermeneutics is necessary for the interpretation of research methods presented in scientific texts. It can be based on the use of tacit knowledge. This allows us to show that the use of technical artifacts and technology in general require hermeneutic interpretation. To work with them correctly, it is necessary to master the methods of working with them, their inclusion in our life world. The example of the interface as a technological mediator when working with new information and communication technologies demonstrates that they can construct our ways of perceiving information spaces. In this case, the interface becomes not just a media, but a specific mechanism for constructing the digital world around us.