Fictional Characters and Characterisations

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Realists about fictional characters posit a certain theoretical role and candidate to fill this role. I will delineate the realists take like Emma Woodhouse fill, argue that it is better filled by what call ‘characterisations’. In explaining mean ‘characterisations’, show existence of these entities comparatively uncontroversial. should acknowledge their existence, but doing so, argue, obviates need other individuals.

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Pacific Philosophical Quarterly

سال: 2022

ISSN: ['0279-0750', '1468-0114']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/papq.12426