This challenging study places fiction squarely at the centre of the discussion of metaphysics. Philosophers have traditionally treated fiction as involving a set of narrow problems in logic or the philosophy of language. By contrast Amie Thomasson argues that fiction has far-reaching implications for central problems of metaphysics. The book

Fiction and Metaphysics > Fiction and language 7 - Fiction and language Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 September Amie L. Thomasson Chapter Get access Summary Far more intensive work has been done on analyzing fictional discourse than fictional experience.

This challenging study places fiction squarely at the center of the discussion of metaphysics. Philosophers have traditionally treated fiction as involving a set of narrow problems in logic or the philosophy of language. By contrast Amie Thomasson argues that fiction has far-reaching implications for central problems of metaphysics.

Argues that fiction has far-reaching implications for central problems of metaphysics. Develops an 'artifactual' theory of fiction, whereby fictional 

By contrast Amie Thomasson argues that fiction has far-reaching implications for central problems of metaphysics. The book develops an 'artifactual' theory of 

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Conference: 15th September at Birkbeck School of Arts. Deadline for Abstracts: 1st May 2018. Many SF critics have understood science fiction to be specifically guided by a rational empiricist epistemology, and have thus disregarded the important presence of magical, religious, spiritual and metaphysical phenomena in science fiction.

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Argues that fiction has far-reaching implications for central problems of metaphysics. Develops an 'artifactual' theory of fiction, whereby fictional 

Fiction and Metaphysics This challenging study places fiction squarely at the center of the dis-cussion of metaphysics. Philosophers have traditionally treated fiction as involving a set of

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Inwagen, Peter van, FICTION AND METAPHYSICS , Philosophy and Literature, 7:1 (1983:Spring) p.67

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Metaphysical fiction is a growing, but little-known, genre of stories that explore, or are based on, some form of philosophy or system of 

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Not everyone always wants to read a non-fiction book about these subjects. Sometimes one wants enjoyment/entertainment as well as spiritual growth and learning. This group is for those books which blend both entertainment and spiritual thought. flag. All Votes Add Books To This List. 1. The Alchemist. by. Paulo Coelho (Goodreads Author)

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Though Stevenson dismissed cases of hypnotic regression as too vague to be verifiable, he believed that the 2,500-plus children he'd studied who typically began speaking about a past life between the ages of two and four did present credible evidence for reincarnation. The specifics these kids recalled—documented by Stevenson and his team

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Fiction and Metaphysics. Amie L. Thomasson,. Fiction and Metaphysics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Pp. xii, 175.

Fiction and Metaphysics [Book Review] Achille C. Varzi Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 63 (3):723-727 (2001)

This challenging study places fiction squarely at the center of the discussion of metaphysics. Philosophers have traditionally treated fiction as involving Fiction and Metaphysics / Edition 1 available in Hardcover. Add to Wishlist. ISBN-10: 0521640806. ISBN-13: 9780521640800. Pub. Date: 11/13/1998. Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Inwagen, Peter van, FICTION AND METAPHYSICS , Philosophy and Literature, 7:1 (1983:Spring) p.67

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The term 'metaphysical fiction' is a description of an emphasis in a book rather than a specific story style. Metaphysical fiction can be romances, science fiction, fantasy, contemporary fiction, even thrillers and practically anything else. (For a fuller definition see my post called What Is Metaphysical fiction?) Potential and hurdles to growth