Addendum on Intentionality

After that long post, I should note that there is nothing inherently wrong with an “interpretive” analysis for its own sake. I have no problems with artistic readings of things and discussions of what a given work “means.” To be clear, what I’m arguing against is the conflation of analyses of interpretation and those of understanding (re: cognition). When one starts mistaking one for the other is where things get problematic.

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