In this episode, the Gwartney team wants to discuss the best way to interpret texts. Should we attempt to discover the authors intended meaning or is our own valuable? Peter argues that there needs to be a checkpoint of meaning from the author for interpretations to have any value. Justin argues that words have meaning regardless of what the author meant, and that the only way to describe meaning is by using more words or using the same sentence again. Who do you think won?
ROUND 1
The Author is Alive // 1:00
Meaning & Significance // 7:30
Is It All in The Head? // 11:45
ROUND 2
Author Creates Meaning, Not Words? // 24:40
Words Create Meaning, Authors Do Not? // 26:15
Intention is Important // 35:00
Misused Meaning // 38:30