Fictional Objects
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Author Description
Eleven original essays discuss a range of puzzling philosophical questions about fictional characters, and more generally about fictional objects. For example, they ask questions like the following: Do they really exist? What would fictional objects be like if they existed? Do they exist eternally? Are they created? Who by? When and how? Can they be destroyed? If so, how? Are they abstract or concrete? Are they actual? Are they complete objects? Are they possible objects? How many fictional objects are there? What are their identity conditions? What kinds of attitudes can we have towards them? This volume will be a landmark in the philosophical debate about fictional objects, and will influence higher-level debates within metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.
Menrva's Summary
THE THESIS
This collection of essays investigates the ontological status of fictional objects and the philosophical implications of their existence. Editors Anthony Everett and Stuart Brock curate a series of original contributions that apply rigorous analytical frameworks to the nature of characters and objects found within fiction. The volume synthesizes diverse perspectives from metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and language to address whether fictional entities possess concrete or abstract properties.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- Philosophical inquiries into the identity conditions of fictional characters
- Analysis of the creation and destruction of fictional entities
- Examination of the relationship between possible objects and actual objects
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide a singular, unified theory of fiction but rather presents a collection of competing arguments
- The analysis is restricted to high-level academic discourse and does not address literary criticism or narrative theory
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Experts recognize this volume as a significant contribution to contemporary debates in analytic philosophy regarding non-existent objects. Readers frequently note the high level of academic density and the specialized terminology required to engage with the arguments presented.
Page Count:
307
Publication Date:
2015-01-01
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
ISBN-10:
0191054534
ISBN-13:
9780191054532
Philosophy
Metaphysics
Mind & Body
Philosophy of
Essays
