Three theories of fiction

Authors

  • Nicolas Lavagnino Universidad de Buenos Aires - CONICET

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2021.22.11586

Keywords:

fiction, hypothetical construct, mythos theory, displacement, Diatessaron

Abstract

This article analyzes and compares three fiction theory approaches, Bentham, Vaihinger, and Frye, which consider fiction theory a hypothetical construct. The general objective is to show that in the Benthamite and Vaihingerian concepts of fiction, there are a series of constraints and restrictions that restrain their most relevant philosophical extensions. In this sense, it is stated, the first two theories do not succeed in unlocking the shackles that limit the fictional procedure, which only happens when a third theoretical approach is considered, that of Frye.

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2021-01-10

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No. 22 (2021): Prometeica - nº 22 (02/2021 - 07/2021)

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Lavagnino, N. (2021). Three theories of fiction. Prometeica - Journal of Philosophy and Science, 22, 7-22. https://doi.org/10.34024/prometeica.2021.22.11586
Received 2020-12-22
Accepted 2021-01-06
Published 2021-01-10