Interpretation and Construction examines the interpretation and products of intentional human behavior, focusing primarily on issues in art, law, and everyday speech.

• Focuses on artistic interpretation, but also includes extended discussion of interpretation of the law and everyday speech and communication.
• Written by one of the leading theorists of interpretation.
• Theoretical discussions are consistently centered around examples for ease of comprehension.

Robert Stecker is Professor of Philosophy at Central Michigan University. He is the author of Artworks: Definition, Meaning, Value and many articles in aesthetics, the philosophy of language, and the history of modern philosophy.