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The Cognitive Value of Philosophical Fiction de Dr Jukka Mikkonen

The Cognitive Value of Philosophical Fiction: Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy

Autor Dr Jukka Mikkonen
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Can literary fictions convey significant philosophical views, understood in terms of propositional knowledge? This study addresses the philosophical value of literature by examining how literary works impart philosophy truth and knowledge and to what extent the works should be approached as communications of their authors.Beginning with theories of fiction, it examines the case against the prevailing 'pretence' and 'make-believe' theories of fiction hostile to propositional theories of literary truth. Tackling further arguments against the cognitive function and value of literature, this study illustrates how literary works can contribute to knowledge by making assertions and suggestions and by providing hypotheses for the reader to assess.Through clear analysis of the concept of the author, the role of the authorial intention and the different approaches to the 'meaning' of a literary work, this study provides an historical survey to the cognitivist-anti-cognitivist dispute, introducing contemporary trends in the discussion before presenting a novel approach to recognizing the cognitive function of literature. An important contribution to philosophical studies of literature and knowledge.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781472579669
ISBN-10: 1472579666
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Bloomsbury Academic
Seria Bloomsbury Studies in Philosophy

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Caracteristici

Introduces the main themes in philosophical discussions of literature and knowledge.

Notă biografică

Jukka Mikkonen is a postgraduate researcher in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tampere, Finland.

Cuprins

1. Introduction: Cognition, Knowledge and Truth2. Fictive Use of Language3. Literature and Truth4. Meaning and Interpretation5. ConclusionEpilogue: The Grey ZoneBibliographyIndex

Recenzii

There is plenty to admire in this elegant little book. It offers one of the most thorough explorations in print of how works of literary fiction can engage in an important kind of philosophical labor. A must-read for anyone with a serious interest in the intersection of philosophy and literary studies.
Jukka Mikkonen contributes a welcome new voice, at once meticulous and creative, to contemporary discussion of what has become known as "philosophy through literature". In The Cognitive Value of Philosophical Fiction intentionalist semantics is shown to be capable of taking significant account both of characteristically literary uses of language and of literary activity as a range of social practices. In part through seeking to defuse the well-known objections, Mikkonen uses this semantics to develop a powerful case for a nuanced version of the claim that certain forms of imaginative literature offer genuine and distinctive cognitive gains, with particular attention to how it is that they do so.
Jukka Mikkonen offers a well-informed overview of the discussion about literature and knowledge in analytic aesthetics and a distinctive theory of his own, pointing to three ways for literary works to contribute to knowledge by communicating truths. This is a sensible and perceptive analysis of one of the classical problems in the theory of literary art.
It would be hard to find anyone better informed than Jukka Mikkonen about recent analytical philosophical debates on fiction and cognition. He is a reliable and perceptive guide to the whole terrain.
In short, the book is not only an interesting contribution for readers who are already familiar with the debate, but also a valuable source for those looking for an introduction to the field.
Mikkonen's book is not only useful as an introduction and an overview of this important debate but is also a tour de force in articulating its own view. The argumentative power by which it considers, criticizes, and supports various positions deserves respect.