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Davidson On Rorty's Postmetaphysical Critique Of Intentionalism, Kalle Puolakka
Davidson On Rorty's Postmetaphysical Critique Of Intentionalism, Kalle Puolakka
Contemporary Aesthetics (Journal Archive)
In this article I shall address the standing of intentionalist theories of interpretation through Richard Rorty’s critique. Rorty’s criticism arises from the position literature holds in the post metaphysical, liberal culture Rorty sketches As a counterbalance to Rorty’s critique, I shall develop an intentionalist theory of interpretation drawing on Donald Davidson’s late philosophy of language and his view of literary interpretation that have sadly not been taken into proper consideration in the on-going debate in analytic aesthetics on the role of authorial intentions in interpretation. The prospects of Davidson’s intentionalism for meeting Rorty’s criticism are related to the position of …