How Ficta Follow Fiction A Syncretistic Account of Fictional Entities
This book presents a novel theory of fictional entities which is syncretistic insofar as it integrates the work of previous authors. It puts forward a new metaphysical conception of the nature of these entities, according to which a fictional entity is a compound entity built up from both a make-bel...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2006, 2006
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2006 |
| Series: | Philosophical Studies Series
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- The Metaphysical Side
- The Committal Theories (I)
- The Committal Theories (II)
- The Syncretistic Theory
- Further Developments of the Syncretistic Theory
- The Semantic Side
- The Noncommittal Theories
- The Syncretistic Theory
- The Ontological Side
- An Ontological Argument in Favor of the Existence of Fictional Entities