Talk:Radical interpretation
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I rewrote this article so that it would accurately address that RI is Davidson's but also state that it is related to RT. Furthermore, I distinguish between the wide and narrow conceptions of radical interpretation Davidson uses. A radical translation article should be written I suppose.--Theswampman 10:19, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
The edit by Infrangible ("Was not clear what this article is about") is inaccurate. Radical interpretation is just what was said before -- it is just a technical term for interpretation of a person when you don't have any previous translation to fall back on and no specific pre-established knowledge of their mental states. It has a role to play in Davidson's philosophy -- which does include the idea that words have meaning through people's use and intentions. But this is a much broader topic, and the radical interpretation and the situation of a "radical interpreter" admits of use and discussion by those with very different views.--71.198.0.78 01:00, 18 February 2007 (UTC). Oops -- I wasn't logged in --Theswampman 01:02, 18 February 2007 (UTC)
