Hippogriffs and unicorns have a fixed role in philosophical reflection: they serve as interchangeable examples of fictional objects. The purpose of this article is to show that there are many different forms of imaginary objects and that drawing a taxonomy of these objects actually means rethinking the relation that binds imaginative products to our world – a relation that is far from being univocal.

Notes for an Imaginary Zoology / P. Spinicci. - In: STUDI DI ESTETICA. - ISSN 1825-8646. - 3/2021:21(2021 Dec), pp. 193-207. [10.7413/18258646185]

Notes for an Imaginary Zoology

P. Spinicci
2021

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Hippogriffs and unicorns have a fixed role in philosophical reflection: they serve as interchangeable examples of fictional objects. The purpose of this article is to show that there are many different forms of imaginary objects and that drawing a taxonomy of these objects actually means rethinking the relation that binds imaginative products to our world – a relation that is far from being univocal.
Imagination; Fictional objects; Imaginary objects;
Settore M-FIL/01 - Filosofia Teoretica
Settore M-FIL/04 - Estetica
   Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2018-2022 - Dipartimento di FILOSOFIA
   MINISTERO DELL'ISTRUZIONE E DEL MERITO
dic-2021
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