{"product_id":"truth-and-reference-in-the-making-of-fiction-a-view-on-fictionality-hardback-9781009298452","title":"Truth and Reference in the Making of Fiction; A View on Fictionality (Hardback) 9781009298452","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTruth and Reference in the Making of Fiction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA View on Fictionality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA systematic account of the nature of fiction explaining why fictions can refer to the world and state facts about it.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eManuel García-Carpintero (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009298452, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 31 January 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e204 pages\u003cbr\u003e28 x 19 x 2 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA standard feature of our engagement with fictions is that we praise them as if they offer true insights on factual, psychological or evaluative matters, or criticize them as if they purport to do it but fail. But it is not so easy to make sense of this practice, since fictions traffick in made-up narratives concerning non-existing characters. This book offers the reader conceptual tools to reflect on such issues, providing an overarching, systematic account of philosophical issues concerning fictions and illustrating them with analysis of compelling examples. It asks whether fiction is defined – as John Searle and others have claimed – by mere pretense – the simulation of ordinary representational practices like assertions or requests - or whether it is defined by invitations or prescriptions to imagine. And it advances an original proposal on the nature of fictions, explaining why fictions can refer to the world and state facts about it.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Truth in fiction\u003cbr\u003e 2. On the mood for fiction\u003cbr\u003e 3. Fictional worlds\u003cbr\u003e 4. Fictive imaginings as entertainings\u003cbr\u003e 5. Desires and emotions in response to fiction\u003cbr\u003e 6. Fictional narrators\u003cbr\u003e 7. Interpretation and ontology\u003cbr\u003e 8. Learning from fiction\u003cbr\u003e 9. Fictional characters and fictional reference.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of mind [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of mind\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20mind%20%5BHPM%5D%22\"\u003eHPM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52413978771736,"sku":"9781009298452","price":73.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009298452i.jpg?v=1784333351","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/truth-and-reference-in-the-making-of-fiction-a-view-on-fictionality-hardback-9781009298452","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}