Interpretation, Relativism, and Identity

This volume addresses three major philosophical themes: interpretation, relativism, and identity. It does so by focusing on Michael Krausz’s distinctive contribution to exploring the relation between interpretation and ontology, the varieties of relativism, and the interpretive dimension of identity-construction.
Throughout the years, Krausz has participated in exchanges between people who embrace opposing views about reality, human selves, and the attachments or detachments between them. In these exchanges, what is at stake are life orientations as much as conceptual distinctions. These exchanges are reflected in the way this volume brings together renowned scholars in philosophy as well as literary studies to not only reflect on Krausz’s work, but on the significant philosophical implications of key issues for how we understand the human condition, our commitments and values, the meaning of religious and artistic texts, and the way we make sense of our lives and our selves.The contributors to this volume engage with all of these concerns in their dialogue with Krausz and with each other as they examine the book’s themes.
The range and versatility of Krausz’s conceptual apparatus can benefit students and scholars with interests in interpretative endeavors, with different ontological commitments, and with different conceptual priorities and preferences.