4. Dark Matter as Hermeneutics

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction 1
6. Part One. Dark Matter and Culture
7. 1. The Nature and Pedigree of Dark Matter 23
8. 2. The Ranked- Value Theory of Culture 61
9. 3. The Ontogenesis and Construction of Dark Matter 117
10. 4. Dark Matter as Hermeneutics 136
11. Part Two. Dark Matter and Language
12. 5. The Presupposed Dark Matter of Texts 161
13. 6. The Dark Matter of Grammar 198
14. 7. Gestures, Culture, and Homesigns 227
15. 8. Dark Matter Confrontations in Translation 259
16. Part Three. Implications
17. 9. Beyond Instincts 283
18. 10. Beyond Human Nature 317
19. Conclusion 327
20. Notes 331
21. References 345
22. Index 367