Truth in (Impossible) Fictions
I propose a new account of truth in fiction that better handles truth in impossible fictions than the standard Lewisean account. Lewis' solution makes use of possible worlds to capture truths unstated but implied by the fiction. In order to improve upon this account I categorize a number of imp...
Main Author: | Higginbotham, Ethan James |
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Other Authors: | Philosophy |
Format: | Others |
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Virginia Tech
2021
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/104101 |
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