Theory of Interpretation


The theory of interpretation is a thinking orientation characterized by a more marked tendency to philosophical speculation than the orientation of structural semiotics.

This orientation recognizes in the US language philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce his initiator and in Umberto Eco his greatest exponent.

The orientation of the theory of interpretation, starting from the Peirce sign definition and relying on a vision of referral, has placed the concept of inference at the center of its theory.

By analyzing a text, you can create more analysis prospects. This has given way to semiotics with different methodological guidelines, among which the two main ones are:

The two approaches are not just the attention to the text but also the attribution of its autonomy and immanence, regardless of its author's intentions and the more or less controllable effects it can produce on readers. Fontimodifica wikitesto

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