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Intentionalist Interpretation: A Philosophical Explanation and Defense

Intentionalist Interpretation: A Philosophical Explanation and Defense

Irwin, William

Hardcover

Series: Contributions in Philosophy, Book 73

PhilosophyLiterary CriticismGeneral World History

ISBN10: 031331151X
ISBN13: 9780313311512
Publisher: Praeger
Published: Dec 30 1999
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.38 Depth: 9.54
Language: English
The tension between the roles of authorial intention and the text itself is a basic concern of contemporary hermeneutics. Challenging much of the current thinking in the field, this volume argues that the text itself, in its various forms, is an untenable criterion for correct interpretation, and through compelling moral and epistemological arguments defends an intentionalist approach to interpretation. After discussing the shortcomings of earlier intentionalist theories, Irwin proposes a new, normative approach, urinterpretation, which is based on an author construct, the urauthor, that includes several elements traditionally seen as separate from the author. The book closes with a theoretical application of intentionalism to philosophical, literary, and legal texts.

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