Fiction - A Philosophical Analysis

Catharine Abell provides a unified solution to a wide range of philosophical problems raised by works of fiction. Drawing particular attention to the epistemology of fiction, she provides new accounts of the nature of fictive utterances, the process by which fictional entities are created, and the norms governing their interpretation.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction


• 2: The Institution of Fiction


• 3: Fictive Utterances


• 4: The Structure of Fictive Content


• 5: Fictional Entities


• 6: External Thought and Talk About Fiction


• Conclusion

About the author

Catharine Abell is Professor of Philosophy of Art at the University of Oxford. Her research addresses issues at the intersection of the philosophy of art, philosophy of language, and philosophy of mind.

Summary

Catharine Abell provides a unified solution to a wide range of philosophical problems raised by works of fiction. Drawing particular attention to the epistemology of fiction, she provides new accounts of the nature of fictive utterances, the process by which fictional entities are created, and the norms governing their interpretation.

Additional text

Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty.

Product details

• Authors: Catharine Abell, Catharine (Professor of Philosophy of Art Abell, Catharine (University of Oxford) Abell, Abell Catharine
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780198831525
• ISBN: 978-0-19-883152-5
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Language, PHILOSOPHY / Aesthetics, Philosophy: aesthetics, Literary theory, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge