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Thinking about stories : an introduction to philosophy of fiction

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Routledge, ©2024Description: 278 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780367647513
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 100 LEB-T
Contents:
Introduction 1. What is Fiction? 2. What is a work of Fiction? 3. What are Fictional Characters? 4. Do Fictional Character Really Exist? 5. Imagination and Fiction 6. Interpreting Fiction 7. "Can someone tell me what’s happening?" Narrators and Cinematic Presenters 8. Why are you Crying? 9. The Paradox of Tragedy 10. "Can you Imagine?!" The Puzzle of Imaginative Struggles 11. What Can we Learn from Fiction? 12. Are you Fictional?
Summary: Thinking About Stories is a fun and thought-provoking introduction to philosophical questions about narrative fiction in its many forms, from highbrow literature to pulp fiction to the latest shows on Netflix.
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Introduction

1. What is Fiction? 2. What is a work of Fiction? 3. What are Fictional Characters? 4. Do Fictional Character Really Exist? 5. Imagination and Fiction 6. Interpreting Fiction 7. "Can someone tell me what’s happening?" Narrators and Cinematic Presenters 8. Why are you Crying? 9. The Paradox of Tragedy 10. "Can you Imagine?!" The Puzzle of Imaginative Struggles 11. What Can we Learn from Fiction? 12. Are you Fictional?

Thinking About Stories is a fun and thought-provoking introduction to philosophical questions about narrative fiction in its many forms, from highbrow literature to pulp fiction to the latest shows on Netflix.

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