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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Jukka Mikkonen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Edition: NIPPOD Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9781472579669ISBN 10: 1472579666 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 17 July 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsThere is plenty to admire in this elegant little book. It offers one of the most thorough explorations in print of how works of literary fiction can engage in an important kind of philosophical labor. A must-read for anyone with a serious interest in the intersection of philosophy and literary studies. -- John Gibson, Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of Louisville, USA Jukka Mikkonen contributes a welcome new voice, at once meticulous and creative, to contemporary discussion of what has become known as philosophy through literature . In The Cognitive Value of Philosophical Fiction intentionalist semantics is shown to be capable of taking significant account both of characteristically literary uses of language and of literary activity as a range of social practices. In part through seeking to defuse the well-known objections, Mikkonen uses this semantics to develop a powerful case for a nuanced version of the claim that certain forms of imaginative literature offer genuine and distinctive cognitive gains, with particular attention to how it is that they do so. -- Martin Warner, Associate Fellow of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK Jukka Mikkonen offers a well-informed overview of the discussion about literature and knowledge in analytic aesthetics and a distinctive theory of his own, pointing to three ways for literary works to contribute to knowledge by communicating truths. This is a sensible and perceptive analysis of one of the classical problems in the theory of literary art. -- Anders Pettersson, Professor at University of Umea, Sweden It would be hard to find anyone better informed than Jukka Mikkonen about recent analytical philosophical debates on fiction and cognition. He is a reliable and perceptive guide to the whole terrain. -- Peter Lamarque, Professor of Philosophy at University of York, UK In short, the book is not only an interesting contribution for readers who are already familiar with the debate, but also a valuable source for those looking for an introduction to the field. -- Wolfgang Huemer, Universita di Parma Notre Dame Philosophical Review Mikkonen's book is not only useful as an introduction and an overview of this important debate but is also a tour de force in articulating its own view. The argumentative power by which it considers, criticizes, and supports various positions deserves respect. Project Muse Jukka Mikkonen contributes a welcome new voice, at once meticulous and creative, to contemporary discussion of what has become known as philosophy through literature . In The Cognitive Value of Philosophical Fiction intentionalist semantics is shown to be capable of taking significant account both of characteristically literary uses of language and of literary activity as a range of social practices. In part through seeking to defuse the well-known objections, Mikkonen uses this semantics to develop a powerful case for a nuanced version of the claim that certain forms of imaginative literature offer genuine and distinctive cognitive gains, with particular attention to how it is that they do so. -- Martin Warner, Associate Fellow of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK 20120808 Jukka Mikkonen offers a well-informed overview of the discussion about literature and knowledge in analytic aesthetics and a distinctive theory of his own, pointing to three ways for literary works to contribute to knowledge by communicating truths. This is a sensible and perceptive analysis of one of the classical problems in the theory of literary art. -- Anders Pettersson, Professor at University of Umea, Sweden 20121025 It would be hard to find anyone better informed than Jukka Mikkonen about recent analytical philosophical debates on fiction and cognition. He is a reliable and perceptive guide to the whole terrain. -- Peter Lamarque, Professor of Philosophy at University of York, UK 20121025 There is plenty to admire in this elegant little book. It offers one of the most thorough explorations in print of how works of literary fiction can engage in an important kind of philosophical labor. The Cognitive Value of Philosophical Fiction is a must-read for anyone with a serious interest in the intersection of philosophy and literary studies. -- John Gibson, Associate Professor of Philosophy at University of Louisville, USA 20121025 Author InformationJukka Mikkonen is a postgraduate researcher in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Tampere, Finland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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