Intentionalist Interpretation by William Irwin
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.-
Myths of Freedom
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The Death and Resurrection of the Author?
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Estrangement
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Two Views of Virtue
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Dilthey Today
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Victims and Values
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Corporate Responsibility and Legitimacy
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Question-Reply Argumentation
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Antisthenes of Athens
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Women's and Men's Liberation
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Arguer's Position
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Being and Becoming
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The Logic of Liberty
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Make Room for Dreams
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Bertrand Russell on Nuclear War, Peace, and Language
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Classical Cynicism
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Parmenides of Elea
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Diogenes of Sinope
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Simone de Beauvoir Writing the Self
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Asian and Jungian Views of Ethics
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Begging the Question
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Stalking Nietzsche
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Vitality of Death
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Doll and Teddy
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The Theory of Absence
WILLIAM IRWIN is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at King's College in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He is the author of scholarly articles and reviews on hermeneutics, Sartre, and philosophical pedagogy. He has edited a collection of essays entitled Seinfeld and Philosophy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780313311512 |
| ISBN 10 | 031331151X |
| Title | Intentionalist Interpretation |
| Author | William Irwin |
| Series | Contributions In Philosophy |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 1999-12-30 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
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