Who’s Afraid Of Fictional Characters?
What happens us emotionally when we read a work of fiction? According to some philosophers our emotional engagement with fiction gives rise to a paradox and involves either irrationality or participation in a game of make believe. I argue that an Object Theory in a meinongian style, by supporting a...
Main Author: | Carola Barbero |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Rosenberg & Sellier
2017-12-01
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Series: | Rivista di Estetica |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/3271 |
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