From Fictionalism to Realism (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)

In ontology, realism and anti-realism may be taken as opposite attitudes towards entities of different kinds, so that one may turn out to be a realist with respect to certain entities, and an anti-realist with respect to others. In this book, the editors focus on this controversy concerning social entities in general and fictional entities in particular, the latter often being considered nowadays as kinds of social entities. More specifically, fictionalists (those who maintain that we only make-believe that there are entities of a certain kind) and creationists (those who believe that entities of a certain kind are the products of human activity) present themselves as the champions of the anti-realist and the realist stance, respectively, regarding the above entities. By evaluating the pros and cons of both these positions, this book intends to focus new light on a longstanding debate.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Carola Barbero • Maurizio Ferraris • Alberto Voltolini
Dimensions:	212 x 148 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With dust jacket
Pages:	160
Edition:	Unabridged edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4438-4220-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
LSN:	1-4438-4220-6
Barcode:	9781443842204

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