The most important topic for this class is the Hofstede’s
onion model. The onion model is based on some layers starting with the symbols,
the heroes, the rituals and finally in the middle the values, so let’s explain
each one; the symbols are referring to words, gestures and meanings that carry
a complex meaning, an example can be the pope as the maximum exponent of the
catholic church, all the things he says or does, have a big repercussion in the
culture behavior, other example can be the Colombian flag, which each color,
and the “escudo” represents our story and what we possess, "Yellow, for
the sun and land of the people and for sovereign and justice. Blue, for the
water that holds up the people and finally, Red, for the blood shed by the
people who fought for the independence of Colombia." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Colombia)
When talking about heroes we refer to persons that
have a highly prized characteristic and that have made a mark or distinction in
the history, for example the Dalai Lama. The rituals refer to collective activities which are essential for
the society, like the Olympic Games or the beauty pageant, or the mass every Sunday.
And the values, important and significant part of a person, they refer to the
beliefs and attitudes that are non-negotiable, because they define us.
As the research question I will like to go deeper into
the hermeneutics, because I think it interesting to understand and quite
complex. The proponents were Heidegger, and Gadamer. It is consider as the science
of interpretation, it covers in first instance the art and in second stance the
theory of interpretation and the understanding of linguistic and non-linguistic
expressions. It has emerged as a crucial branch of biblical studies, and later
on the study of ancient and classic cultures, then, it turned philosophical, as
the condition of the possibility for a symbolic communication, and more over
the understanding of the human life and existence. The hermeneutics circle is considered
as “the interpretation and understanding that no observation or description is
free from the effects of the observer's experiences, pre-suppositions, and
projections of his or her personal values and expectations”, in simple words, the
circle of interpretation.
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