Article: Meaning, meanings, and epistemology in C. S. Lewis.(Critical essay)

AN obscure film (perhaps a Fellini or a David Lynch), a bizarre piece of modern art, or a complex poem frequently evoke from my students the question, "What does it mean?"--and they take for granted that they know exactly what they are asking. That they should not be so certain of the question would become apparent after a moment of reflection if they would step one question back and ask, "What does meaning mean?" Asking the meaning of meaning is a quandary because the very question presupposes a knowledge of the answer. Webster's Dictionary suggests three common uses of the term: "intention" (as when we ask what a person meant by a certain remark), "signification" (as ...






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