title: Toward a global perspective of the human sciences.
abstract: Human science-based research, as defined by Dilthey and later developed by Gadamer, provides a valuable way to uncover what human beings have shared without denying important differences. It assumes that people are self-interpreting beings who seek meaning and purpose in the concrete situations of their lives. Gadamer's hermeneutic method is offered as an approach to do international and cross-cultural studies of relevance to nursing and healthcare. Three examples of human science-based nursing studies, which provide global understanding, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Steven L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Baumann
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012942:Social Sciences