Naslov
Generality in Fiction

Autori
Žanić, Joško

Izvornik
Teorema (0210-1602) 35 (2016), 3; 133-147

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
general statements; fiction

Sažetak
The paper investigates the nature of general statements that can be extracted from a work of fiction and projected to the real world. The form of these statements is given as 'an F typically has G'. It is argued that this extraction is guided by an assumption that at least some properties ascribed to a character in a work of fiction are such that the character is particularly representative of the property in question. A distinction is drawn between two kinds of general statements extractable from fiction, and this distinction is elaborated along six dimensions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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