I propose a different account of fictional objects from the ones already present in the literature. According to my account, fictional objects are culturally created abstract objects dependent for their existence on the pretence attitude adopted by a group of people towards a single fictional content. My work is divided into three parts: in the first one, I present how fictional objects come into existence according to my proposal; in the second part, I illustrate how the existence of fictional objects so conceived may be ontically indeterminate; in the last part, I consider what happens when vague existence and indeterminate identity are claimed within fictional texts.

Vague fictional objects / E. Paganini. - In: INQUIRY. - ISSN 0020-174X. - 63:2(2020), pp. 158-184. [10.1080/0020174X.2019.1610050]

Vague fictional objects

E. Paganini
2020

Abstract

I propose a different account of fictional objects from the ones already present in the literature. According to my account, fictional objects are culturally created abstract objects dependent for their existence on the pretence attitude adopted by a group of people towards a single fictional content. My work is divided into three parts: in the first one, I present how fictional objects come into existence according to my proposal; in the second part, I illustrate how the existence of fictional objects so conceived may be ontically indeterminate; in the last part, I consider what happens when vague existence and indeterminate identity are claimed within fictional texts.
fictional objects, vagueness, ontic vagueness, creationism about fictional objects
Settore M-FIL/05 - Filosofia e Teoria dei Linguaggi
   Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2018-2022 - Dipartimento di FILOSOFIA
   MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE E DEL MERITO
2020
25-apr-2019
Article (author)
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
Vague Fictional Objects (Final).pdf

Open Access dal 02/12/2020

Tipologia: Pre-print (manoscritto inviato all'editore)
Dimensione 287.51 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
287.51 kB Adobe PDF Visualizza/Apri
Vague fictional objects.pdf

accesso riservato

Tipologia: Publisher's version/PDF
Dimensione 2.02 MB
Formato Adobe PDF
2.02 MB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia
2020* - Vague fictional objects.pdf

accesso riservato

Tipologia: Publisher's version/PDF
Dimensione 2.07 MB
Formato Adobe PDF
2.07 MB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia
Pubblicazioni consigliate

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/2434/640693
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus 4
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 3
social impact