Fictional Objects

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Reference & Language, Language Arts
Cover of the book Fictional Objects by , OUP Oxford
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9780191054532
Publisher: OUP Oxford Publication: June 4, 2015
Imprint: OUP Oxford Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780191054532
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Publication: June 4, 2015
Imprint: OUP Oxford
Language: English

Eleven original essays discuss a range of puzzling philosophical questions about fictional characters, and more generally about fictional objects. For example, they ask questions like the following: Do they really exist? What would fictional objects be like if they existed? Do they exist eternally? Are they created? Who by? When and how? Can they be destroyed? If so, how? Are they abstract or concrete? Are they actual? Are they complete objects? Are they possible objects? How many fictional objects are there? What are their identity conditions? What kinds of attitudes can we have towards them? This volume will be a landmark in the philosophical debate about fictional objects, and will influence higher-level debates within metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Eleven original essays discuss a range of puzzling philosophical questions about fictional characters, and more generally about fictional objects. For example, they ask questions like the following: Do they really exist? What would fictional objects be like if they existed? Do they exist eternally? Are they created? Who by? When and how? Can they be destroyed? If so, how? Are they abstract or concrete? Are they actual? Are they complete objects? Are they possible objects? How many fictional objects are there? What are their identity conditions? What kinds of attitudes can we have towards them? This volume will be a landmark in the philosophical debate about fictional objects, and will influence higher-level debates within metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

More books from OUP Oxford

Cover of the book The Oxford History of the French Revolution by
Cover of the book The Neutron's Children by
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of the Responsibility to Protect by
Cover of the book Horace's Epodes by
Cover of the book Education: A Very Short Introduction by
Cover of the book Germany and the Second World War by
Cover of the book EU External Relations Law by
Cover of the book Evidence-Based Policing by
Cover of the book Landmark Papers in Nephrology by
Cover of the book The Oxford Handbook of the Reception History of the Bible by
Cover of the book Thalassaemia: The Biography by
Cover of the book The Awakening: And Other Stories by
Cover of the book The Nicomachean Ethics by
Cover of the book Antisemitism by
Cover of the book The Theory of the Growth of the Firm by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy