John Woods

Truth in Fiction (eBook, PDF)

Rethinking its Logic

• Format: PDF

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 239
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Februar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783319726588
• Artikelnr.: 52940957

Autorenporträt

The UBC Honorary Professor of Logic and Director of The Abductive Systems Group. Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. Author of The Logic of Fiction (1974), Fallacies: Selected Papers 1972-1982 (with Douglas Walton in 1989). Author of Paradox and Paraconsistency (2003) and, with Dov Gabbay, of Agenda Relevance (2003) and The Reach of Abduction (2005). Author of the Death of Argument (2004), Aristotle's Earlier Logic (2001), Errors of Reasoning: Naturalizing the Logic of Inference (2013) and Is Legal Reasoning Irrational? An Introduction to the Epistemology of Law (2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Misconception and Pretence.- 2. A Research Programme for Fiction.- 3. What Readers Know.- 4. Truth-Making.- 5. Sherlock.- 6. Models and Formal Representations.- 7. "Sherlock".- 8. Salty Tears and Racing Hearts.- 9. Other Things Sherlock Isn't.- 10. Putting Inconsistency to Rest.

Rezensionen

"It is never less than a thought-provoking and enjoyable read. Anyone interested in the semantics and pragmatics of fiction will find much of value in its pages." (Andrew Aberdein, Philosophia, Vol. 49, 2021)

"The book should be read by anyone interested in philosophical issues related to literary discourse. It deserves to be widely read and discussed, for it raises important issues on reference, meaning, truth and logic in general as well as specific considerations surrounding the ontology, epistemology and semantics of fictions. And it is a pleasure to read. ... The book also has an impressive and comprehensive bibliography." (Jean-Pierre Marquis, Mathematical Reviews, October, 2020)
"Woods is a very good writer, opinionated also about the words he uses: choosing, say, 'impalpable' for abstract, 'site' for world, or labels like 'no spine-no readers' views, or 'command and control epistemology'. This makes the book an enjoyable read. I unhesitatinglyrecommend it to readers interested in these topics ... ." (Manuel García-Carpintero, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, ndpr.nd.edu, September, 2018)