Interpretation
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| + | [[Image:Sign and signifier as imagined by de Saussure.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Signified]] ([[concept]]) and [[signifier]] ([[sound-image]]) as imagined by [[Ferdinand de Saussure|de Saussure]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:The Winter (1563) by Arcimboldo in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien.jpg |thumb|left|200px|''[[The Winter]]'' (1563) by [[Giuseppe Arcimboldo|Arcimboldo]] | ||
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| + | "In place of a [[hermeneutics]] we need an erotics of [[art]]" --''[[Against Interpretation]]'', Susan Sontag | ||
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| + | [[Image:The Heart Has Its Reasons by Odilon Redon.jpg |thumb|right|200px|''[[The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing]]'' (c.[[1887]]) by [[Odilon Redon]], a phrase from the ''[[Pensées]]'' ([[1669]]) by [[Blaise Pascal]]]] | ||
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| - | An [[interpretation]] is a presentation or portrayal of information altered in order to conform to a specific language. This may be a spoken, written, pictorial, mathematical, sculptural, cinematic, geometric or any other form of language. | ||
| - | The purpose of interpretation would normally be to increase the possibility of understanding, but sometimes, as in propaganda or brainwashing, the purpose may be to evade understanding and increase confusion. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [[Jun 2004] ] | + | '''Interpretation''' is the act of interpreting; [[explanation]] of what is [[obscure]]; [[translation]]; [[version]]; [[construction]]; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a [[dream]], or of an [[enigma]]. |
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| + | == Philosophy == | ||
| + | * [[Interpretation (philosophy)]], the assignment of meanings to various concepts, symbols, or objects under consideration | ||
| + | * [[Interpretation (logic)]], an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a formal language | ||
| + | * ''[[De Interpretatione]]'', a work by Aristotle | ||
| + | * [[Hermeneutics]], the study of interpretation theory | ||
| + | * [[Exegesis]], a critical explanation or interpretation of a text | ||
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| + | ==Language== | ||
| + | * [[Language interpretation]], the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages | ||
| + | * [[Interpretation of tongues]], a supernatural ability to understand unknown languages | ||
| + | * [[Semantics]], the study of meaning in words, phrases, signs, and symbols | ||
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| + | ==Art, literature and performance== | ||
| + | * [[Interpretatio graeca]] | ||
| + | * [[Aesthetic interpretation]], an explanation of the meaning of a work of art | ||
| + | * [[Oral interpretation]], a dramatic art | ||
| + | * [[Literary theory]], methods for interpreting literature including historicism, feminism, structuralism, deconstruction, et cetera | ||
| + | * [[Interpretation (music)]], the process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed | ||
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| + | ==Other uses== | ||
| + | * [[Allegorical interpretation]], an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally | ||
| + | * [[Biblical interpretation]], the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible | ||
| + | * ''[[Interpretation of Schizophrenia]]'', a 1955 book by Italy-born American psychiatrist Silvano Arieti | ||
| + | * [[Psychoanalysis]], interpretation of a patient's unconscious feelings | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Ambiguity]] | ||
| + | * ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'', a 1899 book by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud | ||
| + | * [[Interpretation of dreams]] | ||
| + | * [[Translation]] | ||
| + | * ''[[Against Interpretation]]'' by Susan Sontag | ||
| + | *[[Hermeneutics]] | ||
| + | *[[Meaning]] | ||
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Interpretation is the act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure; translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.
It may also refer to:
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Philosophy
- Interpretation (philosophy), the assignment of meanings to various concepts, symbols, or objects under consideration
- Interpretation (logic), an assignment of meaning to the symbols of a formal language
- De Interpretatione, a work by Aristotle
- Hermeneutics, the study of interpretation theory
- Exegesis, a critical explanation or interpretation of a text
Language
- Language interpretation, the facilitation of dialogue between parties using different languages
- Interpretation of tongues, a supernatural ability to understand unknown languages
- Semantics, the study of meaning in words, phrases, signs, and symbols
Art, literature and performance
- Interpretatio graeca
- Aesthetic interpretation, an explanation of the meaning of a work of art
- Oral interpretation, a dramatic art
- Literary theory, methods for interpreting literature including historicism, feminism, structuralism, deconstruction, et cetera
- Interpretation (music), the process of a performer deciding how to perform music that has been previously composed
Other uses
- Allegorical interpretation, an approach that assumes a text should not be interpreted literally
- Biblical interpretation, the study of the principles of interpretation concerning the books of the Bible
- Interpretation of Schizophrenia, a 1955 book by Italy-born American psychiatrist Silvano Arieti
- Psychoanalysis, interpretation of a patient's unconscious feelings
See also
- Ambiguity
- The Interpretation of Dreams, a 1899 book by psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud
- Interpretation of dreams
- Translation
- Against Interpretation by Susan Sontag
- Hermeneutics
- Meaning
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