{"product_id":"the-epistemology-of-reading-and-interpretation-9781009016360","title":"The Epistemology of Reading and Interpretation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading and textual interpretation are ordinary human activities, but precisely how they function as sources of knowledge is not well understood. In this book, René van Woudenberg explores the nature of reading and interpretation and argues they are distinct sources of knowledge that are irreducible to perception and testimony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Recommended.' C. Elgin, CHOICE\u003cbr\u003e'This is an excellent book. In clear and careful prose René van Woudenberg sets out the case for treating reading as a unique source of knowledge.' Richard Gaskin, Philosophical Psychology\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; 1. Knowing and reading; 2. Reading and understanding; 3. Sources of knowledge and their individuation; 4. Why reading doesn't reduce either to attending to testimony or to perception; 5. Reading as a source of knowledge; 6. The objects of reading are the products of writing; 7. Texts, meanings, and interpretation; 8. Knowledge through interpretation (1): Allegory, difficulty, and disambiguation; 9. Knowledge through interpretation (2): Holism, reconstruction, externalism, and reader response.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018570826071,"sku":"9781009016360","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781009016360.jpg?v=1750777407","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-epistemology-of-reading-and-interpretation-9781009016360","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}