Real objects in fictional situations: an argument for i-desires as indispensable states

ABSTRACT In order to account for our engagements with fiction, several philosophers have recently introduced a class of novel mental states which they have designated as ‘i-desires’ or ‘desire-like imaginings’. Others argue against this claim by denying the existence of i-desire. In this article, I...

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Main Author:	Yuchen GUO
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Series:	Manuscrito
Subjects:	I-desire Desire-like imagining Imagination Fiction Pretense
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452018000200029&lng=en&tlng=en

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spelling	doaj-f6f400a72fc4411291a23480bd9559382020-11-24T22:11:52ZengUniversidade Estadual de CampinasManuscrito2317-630X412295210.1590/0100-6045.2018.v41n2.ygS0100-60452018000200029Real objects in fictional situations: an argument for i-desires as indispensable statesYuchen GUOABSTRACT In order to account for our engagements with fiction, several philosophers have recently introduced a class of novel mental states which they have designated as ‘i-desires’ or ‘desire-like imaginings’. Others argue against this claim by denying the existence of i-desire. In this article, I argue that genuine desires fail to make sense of our attitudes towards real objects in fictional situations, and that i-desire is psychologically indispensable in explaining our attitudes in such cases.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452018000200029&lng=en&tlng=enI-desireDesire-like imaginingImaginationFictionPretense
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title	Real objects in fictional situations: an argument for i-desires as indispensable states
title_short	Real objects in fictional situations: an argument for i-desires as indispensable states
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description	ABSTRACT In order to account for our engagements with fiction, several philosophers have recently introduced a class of novel mental states which they have designated as ‘i-desires’ or ‘desire-like imaginings’. Others argue against this claim by denying the existence of i-desire. In this article, I argue that genuine desires fail to make sense of our attitudes towards real objects in fictional situations, and that i-desire is psychologically indispensable in explaining our attitudes in such cases.
topic	I-desire Desire-like imagining Imagination Fiction Pretense
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Real objects in fictional situations: an argument for i-desires as indispensable states

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