Interpretation is a tool for use built on coherence without theoretical adequacy

Evidence

The line I am suggesting I have called, in a feminist context, “scrupulous and plausible misreadings.” Since all readings, including the original text, are constituted by, or effects of, the necessary possibility of misreadings, in my argument the question becomes one of interpretations for use, built on the old grounds of coherence, without the cant of theoretical adequacy. And the emphasis falls on alert pedagogy. — Donna Landry and Gerald MacLean, The Spivak Reader, 365

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Understanding a discourse’s coherence explains its force without justifying it; Six universal principles govern effective heritage interpretation — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 75; Interpretation is an art that draws on science, not a science — Freeman Tilden, Interpreting Our Heritage, 234 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Understanding a discourse’s coherence explains its force without justifying it #corroborates (0.72)