Definition as Situated Interpretational Vector Response to Commentaries
Engler S, Gardiner MQ (2024)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2024
Journal
Book Volume: 24
Pages Range: 277-290
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1163/15700593-02402005
Abstract
This short piece responds to the sixteen commentaries included in this special issue of Aries, each of which addressed aspects of our target article, ‘(Re)defining Esotericism: Fluid Definitions, Property Clusters and the Cross-Cultural Debate’. We reaffirm our approach with a metaphor: defining is a process of guiding interpretation in a certain direction from a certain starting point; and academic disciplines, like the study of esotericism, provide especially useful contexts for situating such semantic vectors. The response addresses issues of disciplinary context, the nature of consensus and philosophical views of meaning.
Authors with CRIS profile
Involved external institutions
Canada (CA)How to cite
APA:
Engler, S., & Gardiner, M.Q. (2024). Definition as Situated Interpretational Vector Response to Commentaries. Aries - Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism, 24(2), 277-290. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700593-02402005
MLA:
Engler, Steven, and Mark Q. Gardiner. "Definition as Situated Interpretational Vector Response to Commentaries." Aries - Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism 24.2 (2024): 277-290.
BibTeX: Download