ABSTRACT
In the broadest sense (Neale, 2014), interpretation involves drawing an interesting conclusion from something, as a paleontologist does when she conjectures that the weight of a prehistoric axe handle is too heavy to be used for cutting, but must, therefore, have been used for some other purpose—like sexual selection. The somethings here can be immensely varied. Thus, there are historical interpretations, psychological interpretations, legal interpretations, theological interpretations, economic interpretations, and so forth.
