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Intentions in the experience of meaning
- Title
- Intentions in the experience of meaning / Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr.
- Author
- Gibbs, Raymond W.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BF463.M4 G53 1999 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- vii, 414 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "What do our assumptions about authorship matter for our experience of meaning? This book examines the debates in the humanities and social sciences over whether authorial intentions can, or should, constrain our interpretation of language and art. This volume challenges the traditional idea that intentions exist solely in the minds of individuals, and formulates a new conceptual framework for examining if and when intentions influence the interpretation of meaning. Intentions in the Experience of Meaning presents a clear and concise overview of state-of-the-art research on the role of intentions in meaningful experience in the fields of psychology, linguistics, philosophy, literature, legal theory, art history, and anthropology."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-399) and indexes.
- Contents
- Part I. Introduction -- 1. The controversy over intentions -- Part II. Searching for Intentions -- 2. Intentions and intentional action -- 3. Meaning and communication -- 4. Inferring intentionality in experience -- Part III. Intentions in Discourse -- 5. Spoken language -- 6. Saying what we don't mean -- 7. Writing and reading -- Part IV. Intentions in Criticism -- 8. Questions of authorship -- 9. Literary interpretation and criticism -- 10. Interpreting the law -- 11. Understanding art -- Part V. Conclusion -- 12. The intentional mind.
- ISBN
- 0521572452
- 9780521572453
- 052157630X
- 9780521576307
- 9786610418565
- 661041856X
- 9781139164054 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 98050661
- OCLC
- ocm40354741
- 40354741
- SCSB-9588893
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library