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Interpretive Charity

Interpretive Charity is a principle in normative interpretation that belongs to the class of hermeneutic maxims and is distinguished by its requirement to attribute rational coherence and plausible truth to an agent’s expressed beliefs or statements in order to maximize their interpretability.

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15

Authors

12

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2017–2026

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Principle Of Charity

Parents

Publications

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Son of Seven Sexes: The Social Destruction of a Physical Phenomenon

Harry Collins · Social Studies of Science · 1981 · 181 citations

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Physical-Object Ontology, Verbal Disputes, and Common Sense

Eli Hirsch · Philosophy and Phenomenological Research · 2005 · 180 citations · Full text

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Charity, Interpretation, and Belief

Colin McGinn · The Journal of Philosophy · 1977 · 179 citations

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The Dark Side of the Loon. Explaining the Temptations of Obscurantism

Filip Buekens, Maarten Boudry · Theoria · 2014 · 43 citations · Full text

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Donald Davidson and the mirror of meaning: holism, truth, interpretation

Choice Reviews Online · 1993 · 42 citations

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Authors

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  1. FP
    Fabio Paglieri

    Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Technologies, Italy

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  2. EH
    Eli Hirsch

    Brandeis University, United States

    1 publications · 180 citations

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  3. MS
    María Silvia Vaccarezza

    University of Genoa, Italy

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. JA
    J. A. C. Brown

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  5. HC
    Harry Collins

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    1 publications · 181 citations

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Institutions

12

  1. University of South Florida St. Petersburg

    St. Petersburg, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  2. Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira

    Howrah, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  3. Roma Tre University

    Rome, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. Tufts University

    Medford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  5. Ghent University Hospital

    Ghent, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    43 citations

  6. Institute for Research in Fundamental Sciences

    Tehran, Iran

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  7. Boston College

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

  8. Brandeis University

    Waltham, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    180 citations

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Venues

  1. Theoria

    2 publications · 72 citations

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  2. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  3. The Heythrop Journal

    1 publications · 28 citations

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  4. The Journal of Philosophy

    1 publications · 179 citations

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  5. Religions

    1 publications · 18 citations

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