Preface; Contents; 1 Introduction; Abstract; 2 A Very Brief History of Afghanistan; Abstract; References; 3 The Issue of Culture; Abstract; Anthropology; Behavioral Science; Systems Analysis; The Issue of Culture in Review; References; 4 From Philosophical Hermeneutics to Hermeneutical Philosophy; Abstract; Brief History of the Concept of Hermeneutics2; References; 5 Philosophical Hermeneutics and &!blank; Hermeneutic Philosophy; Abstract; Martin Heidegger; Dasein; Being in the World; Hans-Georg Gadamer; The Hermeneutics of Facticity; The Fore Structure of Understanding; Prejudice

The Hermeneutic CircleHorizon; Dialogue; References; 6 Applications; Abstract; References; 7 Conclusion; References; Bibliography; Index