Toward a General Theory of Human Interpretation: Perception, Perspective, Point of View, and Opinion as Sequential Cognitive Operators.

Abstract:This work proposes a unified theoretical model of human interpretation based on four sequential cognitive operators: perception, perspective, point of view, and opinion. Drawing from Kant, Schopenhauer, Hegel, Husserl, Merleau-Ponty, Gadamer, Wittgenstein, and contemporary cognitive science, the study argues that interpretation is not a spontaneous act but a structured process shaped by embodied perception, historical horizons, linguistic mediation, and volitional frameworks. The model explains how meaning is constructed through layered transformations, offering a general theory applicable to philosophy, cognitive science, hermeneutics, and social theory.