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The Cognitive Value of Philosophical Fiction (Paperback, Nippod)
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The Cognitive Value of Philosophical Fiction (Paperback, Nippod)
Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy
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Can literary fictions convey significant philosophical views,
understood in terms of propositional knowledge? This study
addresses the philosophical value of literature by examining how
literary works impart philosophy truth and knowledge and to what
extent the works should be approached as communications of their
authors. Beginning with theories of fiction, it examines the case
against the prevailing 'pretence' and 'make-believe' theories of
fiction hostile to propositional theories of literary truth.
Tackling further arguments against the cognitive function and value
of literature, this study illustrates how literary works can
contribute to knowledge by making assertions and suggestions and by
providing hypotheses for the reader to assess. Through clear
analysis of the concept of the author, the role of the authorial
intention and the different approaches to the 'meaning' of a
literary work, this study provides an historical survey to the
cognitivist-anti-cognitivist dispute, introducing contemporary
trends in the discussion before presenting a novel approach to
recognizing the cognitive function of literature. An important
contribution to philosophical studies of literature and knowledge.
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