Imaginative immersion, regulation, and doxastic mediation

This paper puts forward an account of imaginative immersion. Elaborating on Kendall Walton’s thesis that imagining aims at the fictional truth, it first argues imaginings are inherently rule- or norm-governed: they ‘regulated’ by which is presented as fictionally true. It then shows imaginer can follow rule norm mandating her to imagine propositions truths either acquiring explicit beliefs about how (norm) be followed, directly, without such beliefs. proceeds argue extent follows this holding beliefs, she more immersed in imaginings. The general idea immersion activity a matter following rules norms apply explicitly thinking them, is, ‘doxastic mediation.’ Lastly, explain various features associated with immersion, sort attentiveness involves, emotional response generates, and its relation spoilers.