Texts

• Preface

• Introduction

• I
• The Logic of Texts

• II
• Outline

• 1
• Ontological Status

• I
• Are Texts Individual or Universal?

• A
• Individuality and Universality of ECTs

• B
• Individuality and Universality of Meanings

• C
• Individuality and Universality of Texts

• II
• Individuation of Texts

• III
• Are Texts Physical or NonPhysical?

• A
• Physical Texts

• B
• Mental Texts

• IV
• Relation of Texts to Meanings and ECTs

• V
• Are Texts Substances or Features?

• VI
• Are Texts Aggregates or Nonaggregates?

• VII
• Existence and Location of Texts

• VIII
• Historicity of Texts

• IX
• Conclusion

• 2
• Identity

• I
• Sameness

• A
• Achronic Sameness of Texts

• B
• Synchronic Sameness of Texts

• C
• Diachronic Sameness of Texts

• II
• Difference

• III
• Identification and Reidentification of Texts

• IV
• Conclusion

• 3
• Author

• I
• Identity of the Author

• A
• Historical Author

• B
• Pseudo-Historical Author

• C
• Composite Author

• D
• Interpretative Author

• II
• Function of the Author

• A
• Function of the Historical Author

• B
• Function of the Composite Author

• C
• Function of the Pseudo-Historical Author

• D
• Function of the Interpretative Author

• III
• Need for an Author

• A
• Need for the Historical author

• B
• Need for the Pseudo-Historical Author

• C
• Need for the Composite Author

• D
• Need for the Interpretative Author

• IV
• Repressive Character of the Author

• V
• Subjectivity of the Author

• VI
• Conclusion

• 4
• Audience

• I
• Identity of the Audience

• A
• Types of Audience

• B
• Composition of the Audience

• II
• Function of the Audience

• III
• Need for an Audience

• IV
• Character of the Audience

• A
• Subversive Character

• B
• Repressive Character

• V
• Subjectivity of the Audience

• VI
• Conclusion

• Conclusion

• Notes

• Select Bibliography

• Index of Authors

• Index of Subjects