The Philosophy of Fiction: Imagination and Cognition

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Patrik Engisch (University of Geneva, Switzerland) Julia Langkau (University of Geneva, Switzerland)

The Philosophy of Fiction

Imagination and Cognition

Patrik Engisch (University of Geneva, Switzerland), Julia Langkau (University of Geneva, Switzerland)

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Routledge
26 August 2024

Series: Routledge Research in Aesthetics

This book presents new research on the crucial role that imagination plays in contemporary philosophy of fiction.

The first part of the book challenges the main paradigm set by Kendall Walton and Gregory Currie, according to which there is a necessary connection between fiction and a prescription that we engage imaginatively with its content. The contributors address the fundamental questions of how we can define fiction, and especially whether we can define fiction in terms of imagination. The second part focuses on a distinct but related question: can we point to some distinctive experiential features of our engagement with fiction? In the third part, the focus lies on the cognitive value of fiction and on the role that imagination plays in that respect. The chapters in this part discuss the cognitive value of fiction with respect to issues such as the training of the faculty of imagination, phenomenal experience, empathy, and the emotions.

The Philosophy of Fiction will be of interest to scholars and advanced students working in aesthetics, philosophy of mind, epistemology, and literary studies.

Chapter 13 of this book is available for free in PDF format as Open Access from the individual product page at www.routledge.com. It has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Edited by: Patrik Engisch (University of Geneva Switzerland), Julia Langkau (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 550g
ISBN: 9780367689452
ISBN 10: 0367689456
Series: Routledge Research in Aesthetics
Pages: 286
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Patrik Engisch is SNF Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Geneva. He works in the philosophy of mind, aesthetics, and the philosophy of food. He is the co-editor of A Philosophy of Recipes: Making, Experiencing, and Valuing (Bloomsbury, 2022). Julia Langkau is Assistant Professor at the University of Geneva. Her main research areas are the philosophy of mind, epistemology, and aesthetics. She is working on a project titled Creativity, Imagination and Tradition, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF PRIMA grant).