Revising Fiction, Fact, and Faith

This book addresses how our revisionary practices account for relations between texts and how they are read. It offers a philosophy of revision concerning works of fiction, fact, and faith, revealing unexpected insights about philosophy of language, the metaphysics of fact and fiction, and the history and philosophy of science and religion.

Autorentext

Nathaniel Goldberg is Professor of Philosophy at W&L University, USA. He is author of Kantian Conceptual Geography (2015) and Superhero Thought Experiments (with Chris Gavaler, 2019).

Chris Gavaler is Associate Professor of English at W&L University, USA. He is author of On the Origin of Superheroes (2015), Superhero Comics (2017), Superhero Thought Experiments (with Nathaniel Goldberg, 2019), Creating Comics: A Writer's and Illustrator's Guide (with Leigh Ann Beavers, 2020), and The Comics Form (Routledge, forthcoming).

Inhalt

Introduction

1. There and Back Again

2. Semantic Dualism

3. Metaphysical Foundations of Fiction and Fact

4. Reporting, Applying, Bracketing

5. Considering Kuhn

6. Being Brontosaurus

7. Analyzing Abraham

Conclusion