TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sainsbury,R.M.
TI  - Fiction and fictionalism
T2  - New problems of philosophy
SN  - 9780415774345 (hc : alk. paper)
AV  - PN 45 S132f 2010
U1  - 809.3 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Literature
KW  - Philosophy
KW  - Material culture in literature
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-237) and index; Introduction -- What is fiction? -- Realism about fictional objects -- Fictional objects are nonexistents -- Worlds and truth : fictional worlds, possible worlds, and impossible worlds -- Fictional entities are abstract artifacts -- Irrealism : fiction and intentionality -- Some fictionalists -- Fictionalism about possible worlds -- Moral fictionalism -- Retrospect
N2  - Are fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes real? 'Fiction and Fictionalism' offers an introduction to this central topic in philosophy and includes chapter summaries, annotated further reading and a glossary of technical terms
ER  -