Revising Fiction, Fact, and Faith - A Philosophical Account

This book addresses how our revisionary practices account for relations between texts and how they are read. It offers a philosophy of revision concerning works of fiction, fact, and faith, revealing unexpected insights about philosophy of language, the metaphysics of fact and fiction, and the history and philosophy of science and religion.

List of contents

Introduction
1. There and Back Again
2. Semantic Dualism
3. Metaphysical Foundations of Fiction and Fact
4. Reporting, Applying, Bracketing
5. Considering Kuhn
6. Being Brontosaurus
7. Analyzing Abraham
Conclusion

About the author

Nathaniel Goldberg is Professor of Philosophy at W&L University, USA. He is author of Kantian Conceptual Geography (2015) and Superhero Thought Experiments (with Chris Gavaler, 2019).
Chris Gavaler is Associate Professor of English at W&L University, USA. He is author of On the Origin of Superheroes (2015), Superhero Comics (2017), Superhero Thought Experiments (with Nathaniel Goldberg, 2019), Creating Comics: A Writer’s and Illustrator’s Guide (with Leigh Ann Beavers, 2020), and The Comics Form (Routledge, forthcoming).

Summary

This book addresses how our revisionary practices account for relations between texts and how they are read. It offers a philosophy of revision concerning works of fiction, fact, and faith, revealing unexpected insights about philosophy of language, the metaphysics of fact and fiction, and the history and philosophy of science and religion.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Gavaler, Gavaler Chris, Nathaniel Goldberg, Nathaniel (Washington & Lee Unviersity Goldberg, Nathaniel Gavaler Goldberg
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9780367506186
• ISBN: 978-0-367-50618-6
• No. of pages: 196
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History, Philosophy of Language, PHILOSOPHY / General, PHILOSOPHY / Metaphysics, PHILOSOPHY / Language, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Editing & Proofreading, History of Science, Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology, Philosophy: aesthetics, Literary studies: general, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Philosophy of religion, Religion and science, Religion & science, Literature: history and criticism