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Intentions in the Experience of Meaning by Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr. is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Intentions in the Experience of Meaning about?

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. Scholars assume that understanding of linguistic and artistic meaning should not be constrained by beliefs about authors and their possible intentions in creating a human artifact. It is argued here that people are strongly disposed to infer intentiona

Who reads Intentions in the Experience of Meaning?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Raymond W. Gibbs, Jr.
Publisher
Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Published
1999
Language
EN
ISBN
9780511148484
Category
philosophy
Subjects
Philosophy, Psychology, Social Psychology
Updated
2026-03-25

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