But basing our society's interpretation of quality of life on wealth alone serves only to alienate and dishearten many... and whatever your interpretation of the American Dream, it should not include exclusion.
Siri Hustvedt's The Blazing World considers a woman artist who took on male avatars in her lifetime: like Smith, Hustvedt addresses society's interpretation of gender in a sophisticated and compelling narrative.
But, in a way, by acknowledging that she is beholden to society, their interpretation of her, likes as currency, followers as currency, she is being more honest than anyone else in the public sphere.
Throughout history, those born with both male and female physical features have been beset by society's interpretations of them as freaks (The Lancet branded a British hermaphrodite "a disgusting spectacle" in 1834), prophets (the part-male/part-female character Tiresias in Oedipus Rex and Antigone was a clairvoyant), or both.
Thus Kant often alludes to Hobbes, on whose theory peaceful order is only possible if an unaccountable sovereign power overawes all the members of society.[11] Interpretations that see Kantian reason as securing intersubjective order, so as to overcome threats of Babel-like hubris, conflict and despotism, include Saner 1967, O'Neill 1989, and Neiman 1994.
As long as we continue to seek a more equitable society, changing our interpretation of affirmative action will not impede us.
The fact that migrant children were reported not to be allowed to start school until they were screened is an illustrative example of the wider society understanding and interpretation of the goals of the screening (31).
I would ditch Marxism tomorrow if someone came along with a better interpretation of society.
But the Brotherhood's pan-Arab ideology and belief in transforming society according to their interpretation of Islam proved hard to rub out and the organisation quickly revived after his death.
For me that meant seeking out new or neglected sources in endless local record offices and using them to create fresh interpretations about society and culture.
