Cross-fictional quantificationin the artifactual theory of fiction

• Autores: Matthieu Fontaine
• Localización: Crítica: revista hispanoamericana de filosofía, ISSN 0011-1503, Vol. 52, Nº. 154, 2020, págs. 49-75
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2020.1174
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  • español

    Es de sobra aceptado por los defensores de la Teoría Artefactual que lasobras literarias algunas veces conllevan caracteres reales o inmigrantes. Sin embargo,tal y como conciben la identidad trans-ficcional, ésta presenta serias dificultades.En este artículo, presentaremos el problema en el contexto de un marco modalrelacionado con la cuantificación a través de una pluralidad de mundos posibles.La cuantificación es explicada en relación con la noción de líneas de mundo deHintikka; es decir, los posibles valores de una variable son individuos que no estánreducidos a sus manifestaciones. Finalmente, se ofrecerá otra comprensión de laidentidad a través de dominios débilmente impermeables, de forma compatible conla Teoría Artefactual de la Ficción

  • English

    It is acknowledged by proponents of the Artifactual Theory of Fictionthat literary works sometimes involve real or immigrant characters. However, theirconception of cross-fictional identity faces serious difficulties. In this paper, we setthe problem in the context of a modal framework, in relation to quantification acrossa plurality of possible worlds. Quantification is explained in terms of Hintikka’snotion of world lines; i.e. the possible values of bound variables are individuals thatare not reduced to their manifestations. We finally offer another understandingof identity across weakly impermeable domains, in a way compatible with theArtifactual Theory of Fiction.

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