00955nam0 2200265 450 00002951220111207120313.00-670-61671-020111125d1974----km-y0itaa50------baengUSSamuel JohnsonJohn WainNew York<<The>> Viking pressc1974388 p., [16] p. di tav.ill.25 cm.828.609(22. ed.)Scritti miscellanei in lingua inglese. 1745-1799. Storia, descrizione, studi criticiWain,John163532ITUniversità della Basilicata - B.I.A.RICAunimarc000029512Samuel Johnson92845UNIBASLETTERESTD0750120111125BAS010818TTM3020111207BAS011203BAS01BAS01BOOKBASA1Polo Storico-UmanisticoFAAFondo anglo-americanoFM/48544854L48542011112504Prestabile Didattica03341nam 22006251 450 991051190880332120130823142720.01-4725-4551-61-283-95064-21-4411-2363-610.5040/9781472545510(CKB)2670000000333087(EBL)1113783(OCoLC)826020983(SSID)ssj0000832139(PQKBManifestationID)12316361(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000832139(PQKBWorkID)10880721(PQKB)10519200(MiAaPQ)EBC1113783(UtOrBLW)bpp09256755(EXLCZ)99267000000033308720140929d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe cognitive value of philosophical fiction /Jukka MikkonenLondon ;New York :Bloomsbury Academic,2013.1 online resource (234 p.)Bloomsbury studies in philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4725-7966-6 1-4411-5400-0 Includes bibliographical references (pages [199]-222) and index.1. Introduction: Cognition, Knowledge and Truth -- 2. Fictive Use of Language -- 3. Literature and Truth -- 4. Meaning and Interpretation -- 5. Conclusion -- Epilogue: The Grey Zone -- Bibliography -- Index."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."--Bloomsbury Publishing.Bloomsbury Studies in PhilosophyFictionHistory and criticismLiteraturePhilosophyPhilosophy in literaturePhilosophy of scienceElectronic books.FictionHistory and criticism.LiteraturePhilosophy.Philosophy in literature.809.3/9384Mikkonen Jukka1067813UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910511908803321The cognitive value of philosophical fiction2551993UNINA