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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      September 2021
      September 2021
      ISBN:
      9781009025171
      9781316516799
      9781009016360
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009025171
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.52kg, 270 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.373kg, 254 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Epistemology and Metaphysics, Philosophy
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    Reading and textual interpretation are ordinary human activities, performed inside as well as outside academia, but precisely how they function as unique sources of knowledge is not well understood. In this book, René van Woudenberg explores the nature of reading and how it is distinct from perception and (attending to) testimony, which are two widely acknowledged knowledge sources. After distinguishing seven accounts of interpretation, van Woudenberg discusses the question of whether all reading inevitably involves interpretation, and shows that although reading and interpretation often go together, they are distinct activities. He goes on to argue that both reading and interpretation can be paths to realistically conceived truth, and explains the conditions under which we are justified in believing that they do indeed lead us to the truth. Along the way, he offers clear and novel analyses of reading, meaning, interpretation, and interpretative knowledge.

    Reviews

    ‘Recommended.’

    C. Elgin Source: CHOICE

    ‘This is an excellent book. In clear and careful prose René van Woudenberg sets out the case for treating reading as a unique source of knowledge.’

    Richard Gaskin Source: Philosophical Psychology

    ‘The book as a whole provides fresh perspectives, numerous very useful distinctions, thought-provoking theses (most of which I agree with) and arguments.’

    Maria Elisabeth Reicher - Grazer Philosophische Studien

    ‘Besides being thoroughly analytical in nature, Van Woudenberg’s way of philosophizing is also strongly commonsensical. I find his approach convincing and inspiring…’

    Gert van den Brink Source: Journal of Reformed Theology

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