Conversations in Writing

 

Historical Studies (Chinese Edition)

No.1, 2018

 

Public Interpretation and Historical Interpretation ((Abstract))

Editor’s note: “Interpretation” is a basic concept with meta-theoretical attributes in the humanities and social sciences. “Hermeneutics” is an ancient form of knowledge, and has a close relationship with historiography. In 2017, the theory of “public interpretation” proposed by Chinese scholars attracted attention. This journal aims to promote the establishment of Marxist historical hermeneutics in contemporary China to achieve the flourishing development of the theoretical study of historiography in the new era and to build Marxism of the 21st century. For this purpose, we invited five scholars of history to express their opinions in their research field on the academic platform of the theory of “public interpretation.” We are looking forward to gaining attention and criticism from the historical community.