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    Interpretation theory, as developed from Schleiermacher t... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Interpretation theory needs to extend its coverage beyond linguistic cases to include at least some cases of non-linguistic art.

    Interpretation theory, as developed from Schleiermacher through Gadamer, presupposes a grammatical dimension requiring shared linguistic conventions.

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    • 1.Understanding requires mapping unfamiliar expressions onto shared semantic fields; pure idiolect interpretation would make communication structurally impossible.
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    • 2.Gadamer's fusion of horizons presupposes a common linguistic substrate; horizons cannot fuse across incommensurable language games.
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    • 3.Schleiermacher's grammatical rules anchor interpretation against infinite regress; without them, every reading dissolves into pure subjectivity.
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    • 1.Wittgenstein and post-structuralists show meaning emerges from use and context, not pre-existing shared conventions; conventions are effects, not foundations.
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    • 2.Successful interpretation often occurs across genuine linguistic ruptures (untranslatable concepts, dead languages); shared conventions are neither necessary nor sufficient.
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    • 3.The claim conflates grammatical *form* with semantic *content*; shared grammar doesn't guarantee mutual understanding of what utterances mean or refer to.
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