Intentionalist Interpretation - A Philosophical Explanation and Defense

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.

Sommario

Preface
Normative and Descriptive Approaches to Hermeneutics: How Should We Interpret? How Do We Interpret?
A Critical Survey of Author Constructs: Does It Matter Who Is Speaking?
A Defense of an Intentionalist Approach: Urinterpretation
Gadamer's Hermeneutics: Descriptive and Normative
Conclusions and Implications
Selected Bibliography
Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: William Irwin, Irwin William
• Editore: Bloomsbury
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 7 a 17 anni
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.12.1999
• EAN: 9780313311512
• ISBN: 978-0-313-31151-2
• Pagine: 152
• Peso: 397 g
• Serie: Contributions in Philosophy
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Translating & Interpreting, world history, Translation & interpretation, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, Translation and interpretation