%0 Journal Article %T Hermen¨¦utica: La roca que rompe el espejo %A Ruedas Marrero %A Martha %A R¨ªos Cabrera %A Mar¨ªa Magdalena %A Nieves %A Freddy %J Investigaci¨®n y Postgrado %D 2009 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %X teleologically, the hermeneutics has experimented variations through history. nowadays, it constitutes a well-known art in the processes of qualitative research based on the interpretative paradigm. in our case, it is considered as an epistemic-methodological perspective, emphasizing on its versatility, giving a possibility to interpret and comprehend reality in its several manifestations. this work had as a purpose to characterize hermeneutics through an epistemological route in which, in different opportunities, allows to watch its multiple fi elds of application, resulting in a refl ection on the educational ground. %K hermeneutics %K epistemology %K education. %U http://www.scielo.org.ve/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1316-00872009000200009&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en