Amie thomasson fiction book

This book also casts a new light on the debate between quine and carnap, a debate that has. She specializes in metaphysics, metametaphysics, philosophy of art and literature, philosophy of mind, and phenomenology. Fiction and metaphysics this challenging study places fiction squarely at the center of the discussion of metaphysics. In addition to her books, she has published more than 60 book chapters and articles on topics in metaphysics, metaontology, fiction, philosophy of mind and. Amie lynn thomasson born july 4, 1968 is an american philosopher, currently professor of philosophy at dartmouth college. By contrast amie thomasson argues that fiction has farreaching. In her text fiction and metaphysics, amie thomasson addresses a problem facing tullmann, katherine c. Fiction and metaphysics download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. The usual grounds given for accepting or rejecting the view that there are fictional entities.

The book develops an artifactual theory of fiction. She is the author of fiction and metaphysics 1999, ordinary objects 2007, and ontology made easy 2015. Click download or read online button to get fictional objects book now. Amie thomasson editor of phenomenology and philosophy of. Chille arzi published in philosophy and phenomenological. Norms and necessity oxford university press, forthcoming. Fictional objects download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Arguments that ordinary inanimate objects such as tables and chairs, stic. This challenging study places fiction squarely at the center. Amie thomasson has written a lovely book which is certain to irritate many professional metaphysicians.

Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The first question to be addressed about fictional entities is. The selection committee chair stated, amie thomassons book, ontology made easy, is a beautifully written defense of one of the most influential and most often discussed positions in contemporary metaphysicsher own deflationary take on existence propositions. The book develops an artifactual theory of fiction, whereby fictional characters. In taking seriously the work of literary this challenging study places fiction squarely at the center of the discussion of metaphysics. This book also casts a new light on the debate between quine and carnap, a debate that has informed much of contemporary metaphysics, and defends her minimalist view against objections. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Thomasson s study seems to be driven by an independent sense of what is required to understand ordinary talk regarding fiction. She is the author of ordinary objects and fiction and metaphysics, and. This challenging study places fiction squarely at the center of the discussion of metaphysics. The metaphysical novel in england and america dickens, bulwer, melville, and.

There are many other deserving topics in this book that i have not had the space to. She has published more than 50 book chapters and articles on topics ranging from metaphysics, to philosophy of art to social ontology. In her book fiction and metaphysics, amie thomasson argues that fictional objects really exist and are abstract artifacts. It is an interesting book and it has a lot to offer. Thomasson specializes in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, phenomenology and the philosophy of art. Read download intentional acts and institutional facts pdf. Amie thomasson is the author of ordinary objects 4. The ontology of fictional objects and a question about. Her reply is that when we say sentences like this, were implicitly restricting the objects were quantifying over, so that were actually saying. Reference and existence, saul kripkes john locke lectures for 1973, can be read as a sequel to his classic naming and necessity. Most importantly, it doesnt just try to show how fictional characters may find a place in some preconceived ontology.

Thomasson 1996 philosophy and phenomenological research 56 2. Hence new characters are picked out whenever a new novel is written, or. Smith a collection of essays, phenomenology and philosophy of mind oxford university press, 2005. Most are available through links on the phil papers site below. Amie thomassons book, ontology made easy, is a beautifully written defense of one of the most influential and most often discussed positions in contemporary metaphysicsher own deflationary take on existence propositions. Thomasson in a companion to metaphysics, second edition. The book develops an artifactual theory of fiction, whereby fictional characters are abstract artifacts as ordinary as laws or symphonies or works of literature. Jaegwon kim, ernest sosa and gary rosenkrantz, blackwell, 2009. By contrast amie thomasson argues that fiction has farreaching implications for central problems of metaphysics. This book explains the distinctive nature of this discipline by examining the influence of the idea of human rights on general international law. Rather than make use of a particular moral philosophy or political theory, it explains human rights by examining the way the term is deployed in legal practice, on the understanding that words are. She is the author of ordinary objects and fiction and metaphysics, and coeditor with david w. Click download or read online button to get fiction and metaphysics book now. Philosophers have traditionally treated fiction as involving a set of narrow problems in logic or the philosophy of language.

Kripke goes still further to argue that fictional names cannot refer to any actual or possible object. Amie thomasson s artifactual theory of fiction depicts such objects as no more difficult to categorize than artworks, laws, stories, and theories. Kindle ereaders free kindle reading apps kindle ebooks free kindle reading apps kindle ebooks. Amie thomassons artifactual theory of fiction depicts such objects as no.

Dartmouths thomasson wins the apa sanders book prize with. Ontology made easy oxford university press, 2015, ordinary objects oxford university press, 2007, and fiction and metaphysics cambridge university press, 1999. Amie thomasson professor of philosophy at dartmouth. She has also done work on artifacts, fictional characters, and social and cultural objects. Thomasson 2008, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. It confronts important issues left open in that work among them, the semantics of proper names and natural kind terms as they occur in fiction and in myth. This book would be good supplementary text for upperlevel metaphysics classes or seminars in which the sorts of arguments to which thomasson replies are also read. This challenging study places fiction squarely at the centre of the discussion of metaphysics. Amie thomasson is professor of philosophy and cooper fellow in the department of philosophy at the university of miami.