The instruction only excludes works of philosophy if you don't consider such works to be literary or you do not consider philosophers to be "active in literature." As I mentioned in an earlier post it seems perfectly reasonable to me that many if not most philosophers do produce literature when they create their works and therefore are in fact active in literature. The works of classical philosophers are certainly taught in Greek and Roman or other *literature* classes in universities (I first studied Plato in a Western Literature class) and I should think the same judgment could be applied to the works of other philosophers such as Kant.
Bob
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Subject: Re: Subdivision --Criticism and interpretation
In the LC Subject Headings Manual section on Free-Floating Subdivisions, under H1110 Names of Persons, it says this:
$x Criticism and interpretation
Use for works consisting of critical analysis or interpretation of the person's literary or artistic works or endeavors without biographical details. Use this subdivision only under persons active in the fine arts, literature, music, and performing arts.
This would seem to exclude works of philosophy.
--Louise
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Sent: Monday, June 09, 2014 7:32 AM
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Subject: Re: Subdivision --Criticism and interpretation
Can anyone explain where you find instruction for this subdivision to be restricted to persons active in the fine arts? The free floating subject heading --Criticism and interpretation says simply "Use as a topical subdivision under names of individual persons for works of critical analysis or interpretation of the person's artistic works or endeavors without biographical details".
LC has a heading for Shakespeare --Criticism and interpretation, for example, and he certainly hasn't been active for a while! And I've always subscribed to the broader interpretation of "literature" of being the best example of writing and thought not just novels, plays, poems; so the criticisms on writings of Kant, Jung, etc. could all take this subdivision in my opinion; and LCSH is not terribly fond of explaining much in terms of when something shouldn't be used.
Bobby Bothmann
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> On Jun 6, 2014, at 5:30 PM, "Adam L. Schiff" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I've found numerous PCC records with this subject:
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> 600 10 Kant, Immanuel, $d 1724-1804 $x Criticism and interpretation.
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> Unfortunately, the subdivision Criticism and interpretation is only supposed to be used under names of persons active in the fine arts, literature, music, and performing arts. The string above validates and controls in OCLC Connexion, but it is technically incorrect. I've removed the $x from all of the records in OCLC that we had holdings on, but perhaps the PCC libraries that input all of the others in OCLC could correct their subject headings (and remind catalogers of how this subdivision is supposed to be used)?
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> Thanks,
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> Adam Schiff
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