Thinking about stories : an introduction to philosophy of fiction

By:

Lebens, Samuel

Contributor(s):

Solodkoff, Tatjana Von

Material type: Text

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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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
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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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