Interpretation, Intentions, and Responsibility
In this paper, I defend a contextualist account of the role of authors’ intentions in interpretation, according to which their role depends on readers’ interpretive interests. In light of a general discussion of intentions and responsibility, I argue that insofar as readers are interested in attribu...
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doaj-ea3c479cc09f444eb2d09ab702ba7c112020-11-25T03:52:43ZengHelsinki University PressEstetika 2571-09152018-09-0155213515410.33134/eeja.174164Interpretation, Intentions, and ResponsibilityPeter Alward0Department of Philosophy, University of Saskatchewan, 9 Campus Dr, Saskatoon, SK, S7N 5A5In this paper, I defend a contextualist account of the role of authors’ intentions in interpretation, according to which their role depends on readers’ interpretive interests. In light of a general discussion of intentions and responsibility, I argue that insofar as readers are interested in attributing authorial responsibility for interpretations of fictional works, authors’ intentions need to play a central role in those interpretations. And I investigate the implications of this account for ‘accidental authorship’, cases in which interpretations of a work are neither intended nor reasonably foreseen by the author.https://estetikajournal.org/articles/174 |
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In this paper, I defend a contextualist account of the role of authors’ intentions in interpretation, according to which their role depends on readers’ interpretive interests. In light of a general discussion of intentions and responsibility, I argue that insofar as readers are interested in attributing authorial responsibility for interpretations of fictional works, authors’ intentions need to play a central role in those interpretations. And I investigate the implications of this account for ‘accidental authorship’, cases in which interpretations of a work are neither intended nor reasonably foreseen by the author. |
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