The cognitive value of philosophical fiction /

Can literary fictions convey significant philosophical views, understood in terms of propositional knowledge? This study addresses the philosophical value of literature by examining how literary works impart philosophy truth and knowledge and to what extent the works should be approached as communic...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Mikkonen, Jukka
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2013.
Series:Bloomsbury studies in philosophy.
Subjects:
Fiction > History and criticism.
Philosophy in literature.
Literature > Philosophy.
Roman > Histoire et critique.
Philosophie dans la littérature.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
Fiction
Literature > Philosophy
Philosophy in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • FC; Half title; Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The perennial debate; Literature and fiction; Philosophy and literature; Cognition, knowledge and truth; Propositional theory of literary truth; 1 Fictive Use of Language; Fiction as negative discourse; Fiction and imagination; Literary fiction-making; 2 Literature and Truth; Assertions; Suggestions; Literature and argumentation; Contemplation and hypotheses; 3 Meaning and Interpretation; Authors and communication; Intentions, intentionalisms and interpretations.
  • Literary works as utterances and artworksConcluding Remarks; Summary; Epilogue: The grey zone; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Similar Items