Millians in wonderland : fictional names and talk about fiction / Stefano Predelli -- On the metaphoric uses of (fictional) proper names / Eros Corazza & Christopher Genovesi -- Fictional names and semantics : towards a hybrid view / Daniela Glavaničová -- Absorbing reality into fiction : the challenge of reading fiction with reality in mind / Ben Martin -- Can one refer to and quantify over nonexistent intentional objects (of hallucination)? / Alberto Voltolini -- Metaphor, truth, and representation / Richmond Kwesi -- Chance, explanation and interpretation / Göran Rossholm -- Sensible nonsense : Davidson on Jabberwocky / Marga Reimer -- (How) does Finnegans Wake mean something? / C.M.K. Djordjevic -- Kafka's characters : gaps and integrity / Bohumil Fořt.
Summary:
"This book investigates possible common objects of inquiry in philosophy of language and literature. The topics discussed include proper names (analyzed from different theoretical perspectives), fictional names, truth in fiction, ontological status and metaphysics of fictional characters, metaphor, representation, interpretation, and other issues connecting research in philosophy of language with philosophy of literature. Theoretical frameworks include Millian semantics, Fregean semantics, hybrid semantics, realism, antirealism, and metaphorical expressivism"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Studies in philosophy of language and linguistics ; vol. 12
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.