Add to ORKGStandard theories define fiction in terms of an invited response of imagining or make-believe. I argue that these theories are not only subject to numerous counterexamples, they also fail to explain why classification matters to our understanding and evaluation of works of fiction as well as non-fiction. I propose instead that we construe fiction and non-fiction as genres: categories whose membership is determined by a cluster of non-essential criteria, and which play a role in the appreciation of particular works. I claim that this proposal captures the intuitions motivating alternative theories of fiction
Readers often only care about one distinction when it comes to things they read—is it fiction or non...
This article investigates a theoretical problem linked to generic speculations about autobiography, ...
The subject of the work is the problem of the fictionality of literary texts. The work is divided in...
Standard theories define fiction in terms of an invited response of imagining or make-believe. I arg...
Standard theories define fiction in terms of an invited response of imagining or make-believe. I arg...
A No-Object theory of fiction denies that there is any sense of “object” in which the objects of fic...
This book argues that there is no special link between fiction and the imagination. It follows that ...
Fiction film remains the privileged focus of text-oriented film studies despite the growing interest...
The first goal of this thesis is to propose a satisfying philosophical theory on the nature of ficti...
What is fiction? It permeates contemporary life: via novels we read, stories we tell, box-sets we wa...
In Fiction and Narrative, Derek Matravers argues that what is fundamental in philosophy of fiction i...
Possible and narrative worlds are traditionally the most influential tools for explaining our unders...
According to the so-called ‘artifactual theory’ of fiction, fictional objects are to be considered a...
This paper critically analyzes the fiction-view of scientific modeling, which exploits presumed anal...
The currently standard approach to fiction is to define it in terms of imagination. I have argued el...
Readers often only care about one distinction when it comes to things they read—is it fiction or non...
This article investigates a theoretical problem linked to generic speculations about autobiography, ...
The subject of the work is the problem of the fictionality of literary texts. The work is divided in...
Standard theories define fiction in terms of an invited response of imagining or make-believe. I arg...
Standard theories define fiction in terms of an invited response of imagining or make-believe. I arg...
A No-Object theory of fiction denies that there is any sense of “object” in which the objects of fic...
This book argues that there is no special link between fiction and the imagination. It follows that ...
Fiction film remains the privileged focus of text-oriented film studies despite the growing interest...
The first goal of this thesis is to propose a satisfying philosophical theory on the nature of ficti...
What is fiction? It permeates contemporary life: via novels we read, stories we tell, box-sets we wa...
In Fiction and Narrative, Derek Matravers argues that what is fundamental in philosophy of fiction i...
Possible and narrative worlds are traditionally the most influential tools for explaining our unders...
According to the so-called ‘artifactual theory’ of fiction, fictional objects are to be considered a...
This paper critically analyzes the fiction-view of scientific modeling, which exploits presumed anal...
The currently standard approach to fiction is to define it in terms of imagination. I have argued el...
Readers often only care about one distinction when it comes to things they read—is it fiction or non...
This article investigates a theoretical problem linked to generic speculations about autobiography, ...
The subject of the work is the problem of the fictionality of literary texts. The work is divided in...