Radical Interpretation
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Radical Interpretation is Donald Davidson’s influential philosophical theory about how to understand and interpret the language and beliefs of speakers from scratch, using principles of truth and rationality.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12152128 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Radical Interpretation Context triple: [Truth and Meaning, relatedWork, Radical Interpretation]
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On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a landmark 1966 collection of critical essays by Susan Sontag that helped redefine modern literary and cultural criticism.
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Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning is a philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores how discourse generates meanings beyond literal expression, contributing significantly to hermeneutic theory.
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The Conflict of Interpretations
The Conflict of Interpretations is a seminal collection of essays by philosopher Paul Ricoeur that explores hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, and structuralism in developing a theory of interpretation.
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The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act
The Political Unconscious: Narrative as a Socially Symbolic Act is Fredric Jameson’s influential work of Marxist literary theory that argues all narrative texts are socially symbolic acts shaped by historical and ideological forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Radical Interpretation Target entity description: Radical Interpretation is Donald Davidson’s influential philosophical theory about how to understand and interpret the language and beliefs of speakers from scratch, using principles of truth and rationality.
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A.
On Interpretation
On Interpretation is a foundational philosophical treatise by Aristotle that examines language, meaning, and the logical structure of propositions, laying groundwork for later logic and semantics.
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B.
Against Interpretation and Other Essays
Against Interpretation and Other Essays is a landmark 1966 collection of critical essays by Susan Sontag that helped redefine modern literary and cultural criticism.
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C.
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning
Interpretation Theory: Discourse and the Surplus of Meaning is a philosophical work by Paul Ricoeur that explores how discourse generates meanings beyond literal expression, contributing significantly to hermeneutic theory.
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D.
The Conflict of Interpretations
The Conflict of Interpretations is a seminal collection of essays by philosopher Paul Ricoeur that explores hermeneutics, psychoanalysis, and structuralism in developing a theory of interpretation.
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E.
Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language
Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language is a foundational 1969 book by philosopher John Searle that systematically develops the theory of speech acts and their role in meaning, communication, and linguistic rules.
- F. None of above. chosen
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