Fiction and Fictionalism

by R.M. Sainsbury

Book Overview

Are fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes real? What can fiction tell us about the nature of truth and reality? In this excellent introduction to the problem of fictionalism R. M. Sainsbury covers the following key topics:

what is fiction? realism about fictional objects, including the arguments that fictional objects are real but non-existent; real but non-factual; real but non-concrete the relationship between fictional characters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415774357
• ISBN13: 9780415774352
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.3"