Interpretation exposes the soul of things, never sermonizes

Evidence

Not with the names of things, but by exposing the soul of things—those truths that lie behind what you are showing your visitor. Nor yet by sermonizing; nor yet by lecturing; not by instruction but by provocation. — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 296

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Shown acts move visitors more than applied labels such as heroism — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 490; Interpretation is a tool for use built on coherence without theoretical adequacy — Donna Landry and Gerald MacLean, The Spivak Reader: Selected Works of…, 365; Interpretation is an art that draws on science, not a science — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 234 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Interpretation reveals meanings rather than simply communicating facts #expands (0.90) — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 69
• Interpretation is a voluntary offering, not compulsion, instruction, or news #corroborates (0.85) — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 670
• Interpretation is an art that draws on science, not a science #corroborates (0.80) — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 234
• Interpretation is a tool for use built on coherence without theoretical adequacy #qualifies (0.75) — Donna Landry and Gerald MacLean, The Spivak Reader, 365