Interpretation and Social Criticism
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Interpretation and Social Criticism is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that explores how social critics draw on shared cultural meanings to challenge injustice and argue for moral and political change.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Interpretation and Social Criticism Context triple: [Michael Walzer, notableWork, Interpretation and Social Criticism]
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Criticism and Fiction
Criticism and Fiction is an 1891 collection of literary essays by American author and critic William Dean Howells, in which he articulates his realist principles and views on contemporary literature.
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Hermeneutics and Criticism
Hermeneutics and Criticism is Friedrich Schleiermacher’s foundational work that systematizes the theory and practice of interpretation, especially of biblical and classical texts, and is considered a cornerstone of modern hermeneutics.
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Elements of Criticism
Elements of Criticism is an influential 18th-century work of literary theory and aesthetics by Scottish judge and philosopher Henry Home, Lord Kames, exploring the principles of taste, beauty, and critical judgment.
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Creative Criticism
"Creative Criticism" is a seminal work of literary theory by Joel Elias Spingarn that argues for a more imaginative, intuitive, and artistically sensitive approach to literary criticism.
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E.
Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation
Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation is a seminal collection of Donald Davidson’s essays that helped shape contemporary philosophy of language, especially theories of meaning, truth, and interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Interpretation and Social Criticism Target entity description: Interpretation and Social Criticism is a political philosophy book by Michael Walzer that explores how social critics draw on shared cultural meanings to challenge injustice and argue for moral and political change.
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A.
Criticism and Fiction
Criticism and Fiction is an 1891 collection of literary essays by American author and critic William Dean Howells, in which he articulates his realist principles and views on contemporary literature.
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B.
Hermeneutics and Criticism
Hermeneutics and Criticism is Friedrich Schleiermacher’s foundational work that systematizes the theory and practice of interpretation, especially of biblical and classical texts, and is considered a cornerstone of modern hermeneutics.
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C.
Elements of Criticism
Elements of Criticism is an influential 18th-century work of literary theory and aesthetics by Scottish judge and philosopher Henry Home, Lord Kames, exploring the principles of taste, beauty, and critical judgment.
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D.
Creative Criticism
"Creative Criticism" is a seminal work of literary theory by Joel Elias Spingarn that argues for a more imaginative, intuitive, and artistically sensitive approach to literary criticism.
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E.
Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation
Inquiries into Truth and Interpretation is a seminal collection of Donald Davidson’s essays that helped shape contemporary philosophy of language, especially theories of meaning, truth, and interpretation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ political philosophy book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
provide a theory of the practice of social criticism
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show how moral and political criticism can be both critical and faithful to a community’s values ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
effective social criticism must appeal to existing cultural and moral vocabularies
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moral and political change can be justified through immanent criticism ⓘ social criticism is grounded in shared understandings within a political community ⓘ social critics are interpreters of social meanings rather than external theorists ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
communitarian political theory
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interpretive social science ⓘ |
| author | Michael Walzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| critiques | abstract universalism in political theory ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of historical and cultural context for moral judgment
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internal criticism over external standards ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
critique of injustice
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moral argument in politics ⓘ role of social critics ⓘ shared cultural meanings ⓘ |
| genre | political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
community-specific moral language
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criticism from within a tradition ⓘ shared understandings ⓘ social critic as interpreter ⓘ |
| influenced |
debates on methodology in political theory
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later work on communitarianism ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
scholars of political theory
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social and political critics ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
interpretation of social meanings
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moral philosophy ⓘ political theory ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Spheres of Justice
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Thick and Thin: Moral Argument at Home and Abroad ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic discussion in political theory
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debates about universalism and particularism in ethics ⓘ |
| supportsConcept |
contextual moral reasoning
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immanent critique ⓘ |
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