The Empirical Approach Is Best Described as

question 29

Multiple Choice

The empirical approach is best described as

• A) a system for examining assumptions and discerning hidden values.
• B) a method of self-reflective introspection.
• C) an evidence-based method that draws on observation and experimentation.
• D) the study of the evolved functions of our thoughts and feelings.

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Definitions:

Polysemy

The characteristic of having multiple meanings or interpretations, typically referring to words, symbols, or texts.

Interpretive Community

A concept in literary theory referring to a group of individuals who share common interpretative strategies in reading texts, thus sharing a particular understanding or interpretation.

Stanley Fish

An American literary theorist and legal scholar known for his work on interpretive communities and the role of audience in the meaning of texts.

Interpretive Community

A notion in literary theory that readers within a specific group share interpretive strategies, influencing how texts are understood.