Authors, Intentions and Literary Meaning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4855737 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sherri Irvin (0000-0002-8020-1632, University of Oklahoma, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 114-128 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2006.00016.x |
| OpenAlex | W2026829273 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 31 |
This article discusses the relationship (or lack thereof) between authors' intentions and the meaning of literary works. It considers the advantages and disadvantages of Extreme and Modest Actual Intentionalism, Conventionalism, and two versions of Hypothetical Intentionalism, and discusses the role that one's theoretical commitments about the robustness of linguistic conventions and the publicity of literary works should play in determining which view one accepts
Conventionalism · Epistemology · Linguistics · Political science · Publicity · Sociology · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art · Law · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
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Art and Intention
Irony and the Artist's Intentions
On Defining and Interpreting Art Intentionalistically
Intentionalism in Aesthetics
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The Aesthetic Point of View
Artistic Intentions and the Ontology of Art
On What a Text Is and How It Means
Contemporary Debates in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
Oxford Handbook of Aesthetics
An Epistemic Dilemma For Actual Intentionalism
Validity in Interpretation
The Postulated Author
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2025 (16) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |