The nonexistent

The nonexistent

by Everett, Anthony

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Anthony Everett gives a philosophical defence of the common-sense view that there are no such things as fictional people, places, and things. He argues that our talk and thought about such fictional objects takes place within the scope of a pretense, and that we gain little but lose much by accepting fictional realism.

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Anthony Everett gives a philosophical defence of the common-sense view that there are no such things as fictional people, places, and things. He argues that our talk and thought about such fictional objects takes place within the scope of a pretense, and that we gain little but lose much by accepting fictional realism.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2014.

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  • Description:1 online resource

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780191758102, 0191758108, 0191662453, 9780191662454
  • oclc:ocn870284598
  • LC Classification:BD331
  • Dewey Decimal:111

Subjects

Fictions, Theory of Ontologie Ontology ontology (metaphysics) Théorie de la fiction

Writers

Everett, Anthony

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