PDU3701 Assignment 3 Semester 2 2026 Due July 2026

PDU3701 ASSIGNMENT 3 MEMO 2026
DUE JULY 2026

Question 1.1
a) Write a brief reaction (your thoughts, interpretation and understanding) on the
following:
a) Hermeneutics and truth
b) Hermeneutics and education

Hermeneutics approaches truth not as an objective, fixed entity that exists
independently of human beings, but as something that emerges through understanding
and interpretation. From a hermeneutic perspective, truth is always mediated by
language, symbols, history and culture. This means that human beings do not simply
“discover” truth in the way scientific rationalism suggests; instead, they interpret reality
within the context of their lived experience and community traditions (Higgs & Letseka,
2024).