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Interpretation and Construction: Art, Speech, and the Law

ISBN: 978-1-405-10174-5

February 2003

Wiley-Blackwell

224 pages

Description

Interpretation and Construction examines the interpretation and products of intentional human behavior, focusing primarily on issues in art, law, and everyday speech.

  • Focuses on artistic interpretation, but also includes extended discussion of interpretation of the law and everyday speech and communication.
  • Written by one of the leading theorists of interpretation.
  • Theoretical discussions are consistently centered around examples for ease of comprehension.
About the Author
Robert Stecker is Professor of Philosophy at Central Michigan University. He is the author of Artworks: Definition, Meaning, Value and many articles in aesthetics, the philosophy of language, and the history of modern philosophy.
Features


  • Focuses on artistic interpretation, but also includes extended discussion of interpretation of the law and everyday speech and communication.


  • Written by one of the leading theorists of interpretation.


  • Theoretical discussions are consistently centered around examples for ease of comprehension.