Overview
Critics and artists claim the title of 'interpreter' for themselves. Scientists do not so readily describe themselves in this way. But is the formulation of explanatory hypotheses in science so different from the interpretive work of artists? Making Sense recognizes that whenever interpretation occurs there may be a plurality of competing successful interpretations. It offers a philosophical theory that views the interpretive enterprise as an attempt to make sense of things by representing them in ways that can be accommodated within various significance-systems.
Full Product Details
Author: Paul Thom
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Dimensions:
Width: 14.60cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.254kg
ISBN: 9780847697830
ISBN 10: 0847697835
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 22 February 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Thom's framework is important and along the right lines. Anyone interested in interpretation should give careful consideration to these views. * British Journal of Aesthetics * This is a very lucid and precise text, which is richly textured with illuminating and intriguing discussions of examples from painting, theatre, music, opera and the sciences. I would recommend it as a text for undergraduate courses on Interpretation -and I would have all teachers read chapter 3!> -- Jennifer A. McMahon * Australasian Journal of Philosophy * This book is suitable for those with an interest in the performing arts and are looking for a general theory that provides a conceptual framework by which to assess different performative interpretations of a piece of work. * Philosophy in Review * This is a very lucid and precise text, which is richly textured with illuminating and intriguing discussions of examples from painting, theatre, music, opera and the sciences. I would recommend it as a text for undergraduate courses on Interpretation -and I would have all teachers read chapter 3! -- Jennifer A. McMahon * Australasian Journal of Philosophy *
This is a very lucid and precise text, which is richly textured with illuminating and intriguing discussions of examples from painting, theatre, music, opera and the sciences. I would recommend it as a text for undergraduate courses on Interpretation --and I would have all teachers read chapter 3!>>>--Jennifer A. McMahon Australian Journal Of Philosophy
Thom's framework is important and along the right lines. Anyone interested in interpretation should give careful consideration to these views. British Journal Of Aesthetics This is a very lucid and precise text, which is richly textured with illuminating and intriguing discussions of examples from painting, theatre, music, opera and the sciences. I would recommend it as a text for undergraduate courses on Interpretation -and I would have all teachers read chapter 3!> -- Jennifer A. McMahon Australian Journal Of Philosophy This book is suitable for those with an interest in the performing arts and are looking for a general theory that provides a conceptual framework by which to assess different performative interpretations of a piece of work. Philosophy in Review This is a very lucid and precise text, which is richly textured with illuminating and intriguing discussions of examples from painting, theatre, music, opera and the sciences. I would recommend it as a text for undergraduate courses on Interpretation -and I would have all teachers read chapter 3! -- Jennifer A. McMahon Australian Journal Of Philosophy
Author Information
Paul Thom is dean of arts at Australian National University.
