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Book SynopsisDo cultural artifacts admit of only one single admissible interpretation? Or do they admit of several interpretations? This book considers the conditions under which singularism obtains, multiplism obtains and where neither singularism nor multiplism obtains interpretation.
Trade ReviewThis is an important book. Anyone who worries about issues centering on realism and relativism will benefit from the precision and elegance with which Krausz lays out issues and the infrastructure of discussions of them. . . Anyone engaged by this topic will be enthralled by Limits of Rightness. -- Marcia Muelder Eaton * The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism *
"This [ is a ] lucid, absorbing and important book." -- Nicholas Maxwell, University College, London
"This sturdy, analytically acute book, plac[es] its reader in the hands of an expert guide through. . . intricate and engaging issues. . . . [It] will, for its sustained argumentative rigor, its broad significance, and intellectual vitality, prove essential to philosophers and cultural theorists of any persuasion." -- Gary Hagberg, Professor of Philosophy, Bard College
"This book shows Michael Krausz at the height of his powers. Relentlessly focused on conceptions of interpretation. . . the argument is formidable but clear, and the writing is at times austerely beautiful. The book also provides a paradigmatic example of the way contemporary Anglo-American philosophy advances." -- William H. Dray, University of Ottawa
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Ideals of Interpretation:Singularism versus Multiplism Chapter 3 A Multiplist and an Example: Margolis and the Kiefer Paintings Chapter 4 That Which Is Interpreted Chapter 5 Realism and Constructivism Chapter 6 Toward a Constructive Realism Chapter 7 Constructive Realists (I): Harre Chapter 8 Constructive Realists (II): Harrison and Hanna, and Wallner Chapter 9 Constructive Realists (III): Putnam and Gupta Chapter 10 Constructive Realists (IV): Margolis Chapter 11 Questions about Indeterminacy and Identity Chapter 12 Aims of Interpretation Chapter 13 Two Soteriologies Chapter 14 Life Paths and Projects Chapter 15 Conclusion
