A New Approach to the Paradox of Fiction

Authors

  • Pete Faulconbridge

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33043/S.4.1.91-101

Keywords:

philosophy, paradox, fiction, walton

Abstract

It seems that an intuitive characterization of our emotional engagement with fiction contains a paradox, which has been labelled the ‘Paradox of Fiction’. Using insights into the nature of mental content
gained from the disjunctive theory of perception I propose a novel solution to the Paradox, explained and motivated by reference to Kendall Walton’s influential account of fictionality. Using this insight I suggest that we can take the phenomenology of fictional engagement seriously in a way not allowed by Walton.

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Published

2011-09-12

How to Cite

Faulconbridge, P. (2011). A New Approach to the Paradox of Fiction. Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal, 4(1), 91–101. https://doi.org/10.33043/S.4.1.91-101

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