Fiction and Fictionalism (New Problems of Philosophy)

by R.M.Sainsbury (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2009

  $183.63

  Are fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes real? What can fiction tell us about the nature of truth and reality? Offering an introduction to the problem of fictionalism, this book covers the topics such as realism about fictional objects, including the arguments that fictional objects are real but non-existent.

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $67.89

  Are fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes real? Giving an introduction to the problem of fictionalism, the author 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; and real but non-concrete.