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Mutual Misunderstanding: Scepticism And The Theorizing Of Language And Interpretation (Postcontemporary Interventions),Used
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Do others understand what we say or write? Do we understand them? Theorists of language and interpretation claim to be more concerned with questions about 'what' we understand and 'how' we understand, rather than with the logically prior question 'whether' we understand each other. An affirmative answer to the latter question is apparently taken for granted. However, in Mutual Misunderstanding, Talbot J. Taylor shows that the sceptical doubts about communicational understanding do in fact have a profoundly important, if as yet unacknowledged, function in the construction of theories of language and interpretation.Mutual Misundertanding thus presents a strikingly original analysis of the rhetorical patterns underlying Western linguistic thought, as exemplified in the works of John Locke, Jacques Derrida, Gottlob Frege, Jonathan Culler, Noam Chomsky, Ferdinand de Saussure, H. Paul Grice, Michael Dummet, Stanley Fish, Alfred Schutz, Barbara Herrnstein Smith, Harold Garfinkel, and others.This analysis reveals how, by the combined effect of appeals to 'commonsense' and anxieties about implications of relativism, scepticism has a determining role in the discursive development of a number of the intellectual disciplines making up the 'human sciences' today, including critical theory, literary hermeneutics, philosophy of language and logic, communication theory, discourse and conversation analysis, pragmatics, stylistics, and linguistics. Consequently, this provocative study will be of value to readers from a wide variety of disciplinary backgrounds.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main theme of Mutual Misunderstanding? A: The main theme of Mutual Misunderstanding revolves around the skepticism surrounding communicational understanding, exploring whether we truly understand each other in language and interpretation.
- Q: Who is the author of Mutual Misunderstanding? A: The author of Mutual Misunderstanding is Talbot J. Taylor.
- Q: What type of book is Mutual Misunderstanding? A: Mutual Misunderstanding is classified as a scholarly critique within the Criticism & Theory category, focusing on language and interpretation.
- Q: How many pages does Mutual Misunderstanding have? A: Mutual Misunderstanding has a total of 320 pages.
- Q: What is the publication date of Mutual Misunderstanding? A: Mutual Misunderstanding was published on July 30, 1992.
- Q: What condition is the book in? A: The book is listed as 'New' condition.
- Q: What edition of the book is available? A: The available edition of the book is the first edition.
- Q: What are the key topics discussed in Mutual Misunderstanding? A: Key topics include the rhetorical patterns of Western linguistic thought, the role of skepticism in human sciences, and the analysis of various influential theorists.
- Q: Is Mutual Misunderstanding suitable for all readers? A: Yes, this book is suitable for readers from various disciplinary backgrounds, especially those interested in language, interpretation, and critical theory.
- Q: What is the binding type of Mutual Misunderstanding? A: Mutual Misunderstanding is available in paperback binding.