On Interpretation
Meaning and Inference in Law, Psychoanalysis, and Literature
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Georgia Press
Published:1st Dec '08
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On Interpretation challenges a number of entrenched assumptions about being and knowing that have long kept theorists debating at cross purposes. Patrick Colm Hogan first sets forth a theory of meaning and interpretation and then develops it in the context of the practices and goals of law, psychoanalysis, and literary criticism. In his preface, Hogan discusses developments in semantics and related fields that have occurred over the decade since the book first appeared.
Hogan's book will make a significant contribution to the field of hermeneutics. It is lucidly and elegantly written, incisively argued, and refreshingly devoid of jargon and pretension. Among its strengths is its recognition of the rich insights to be gleaned from analytic philosophers, who, for the most part, are ignored by the dominant discourse of poststructuralism. That his book engages the mind at every turn and generates argument and response is testimony to its substance and power.
* University of ToronISBN: 9780820331904
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
Weight: 567g
260 pages