Beschreibung:
Discusses a range of philosophical questions about fictional characters and fictional objects, with implications for metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language
A reconsidered defence of Haecceitism regarding fictional individuals / William G. Lycan -- Objects of fiction and objects of thought / Robert Howell -- Wondering about witches / David Braun -- The philosopher's stone and other mythical objects / Nathan Salmon -- A suitable metaphysics for fictional entities : why one has to run syncretistically / Alberto Voltolini -- Creationism and the problem of indiscernible fictional objects / Frederick Kroon -- Brutal identity / Ben Caplan and Cathleen Muller -- The importance of fictional properties / Sarah Sawyer -- Fictionalism, fictional characters, and fictionalist inference / Stuart Brock -- Fictional discourse and fictionalisms / Amie L. Thomasson -- Ideas for stories / Anthony Everett and Timothy Schroeder