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Book SynopsisIs there a single right interpretation for such cultural phenomena as works of literature, visual artworks, works of music, the self and legal and sacred texts? These essays pursue different answers to this question by examing the nature of interpretation and its objects and ideals.
Trade Review“Interpretation is as irritating as it is fascinating. To think that a work like Hamlet or The Upanishads has only one correct interpretation seems arrogant. To allow more than one brings us perilously close to contradiction. This collection brings together a series of searching and subtle papers that illuminate the metaphysical, epistemological, phenomenological, and action-theoretical facets of interpretation, providing resources for a more nuanced understanding of interpretation and its objects.”
—Catherine Z. Elgin,Harvard University
“It is hard to think of a single work that explains so clearly what these issues are and why they are important. The scholarship is excellent, and the introductory material is especially clear. Highly recommended for all collections.”
—J. White CHOICE
“However, the volume has come into being, the essays are well-written and pleasant to read.
Krausz as editor, and as an author whose writings are well-known in this area, offers the reader what must be a difinitive presentation of the current range of views on the subject.”
—Thora Ilin Bayer American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly
“It is hard to think of a single work that explains so clearly what these issues are and why they are important. The scholarship is excellent, and the introductory material is especially clear. Highly recommended for all collections.”
—J. White CHOICE
