The Ethics Of Interpretation (Routledge Studies In Contemporary Philosophy)

This book discusses the ethical dimension of the interpretation of texts and events. Its purpose is not to address the neutrality or ideological biases of interpreters, but rather to discuss the underlying issue of the intervention of interpreters into the process of interpretation. The author calls this intervention the ethical aspect of interpretation and argues that interpreters are neither neutral nor necessarily activists. He examines three models of interpretation, all of which recognize the role that interpreters play in the process of interpretation. In these models, the question of the truth or validity of interpretation is dependent upon the attitude of interpreters. These three models are: (1) the principle of charity in interpretation in the two different versions defended by Hans-Georg Gadamer and Donald Davidson; (2) the production of truth, as developed by Paul Ricoeur and Michel Foucau The Ethics of Interpretation will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in hermeneutics, 19th- and 20th-century philosophy, literary theory, and cultural theory.

• | Author: Pol. Vandevelde
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Mar 07, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 322 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1032390158
• | ISBN-13: 9781032390154