Fiction: A Philosophical Analysis

By taking a distinctively institutional approach, Catharine Abell provides a unified solution to a wide range of...
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Fiction: A Philosophical Analysis by Abell, Catharine

Fiction: A Philosophical Analysis

€149,56

Fiction: A Philosophical Analysis

€149,56
Author: Catharine Abell
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
By taking a distinctively institutional approach, Catharine Abell provides a unified solution to a wide range of philosophical problems raised by fiction. In particular, she draws attention to the epistemology of fiction, which has not yet attracted the philosophical scrutiny it warrants. There has been considerable discussion of what determines the contents of works of fiction, yet few attempts have been made to explain how audiences identify their contents, or to identify the norms governing the correct understanding and interpretation of them. This book answers both metaphysical and epistemological questions concerning fiction in a way that clarifies the relation between them: What distinguishes works of fiction from works of non-fiction? What is the nature of fictive utterances? How do audiences identify the contents of authors' fictive utterances? How does understanding a work of fiction differ from interpreting it? This book develops the first single theory to provide
answers to these questions and many more.


Author: Catharine Abell
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 08/11/2020
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780198831525


Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2021

About the Author

Catharine Abell, Professor of Philosophy of Art, University of Oxford

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.

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