A Generalized Conception of Text Applied to Both Scientific and Religious Objects

Abstract. The idea of a text is reviewed and reconstructed to facilitate the application of concepts of interpretation to the objects analyzed in the natural sciences, as well as to objects analyzed in religion and literature. Four criteria—-readability, formality, material transcendence, and retrie...

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Authors: Gerhart, Mary (Author) ; Russell, Allan Melvin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Open Library of Humanities$s2024- 1987
In: Zygon
Year: 1987, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 299-316
Further subjects:B Interpretation of
B objects in science and religion
B Epistemology
B Text
B nonlinguis–tic texts
B data as text
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Summary:Abstract. The idea of a text is reviewed and reconstructed to facilitate the application of concepts of interpretation to the objects analyzed in the natural sciences, as well as to objects analyzed in religion and literature. Four criteria—-readability, formality, material transcendence, and retrievability—-are proposed as the basis for a generalized conception of text. Objects in both religion and science, not previously thought to be texts, are shown to be included in the new definition and therefore to be potential subjects of developing methods of interpretation.
ISSN:1467-9744
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1987.tb00771.x