Mental Files and the Theory of Fiction: A Reply to Zoltán Vecsey

Autores
Orlando, Eleonora Eva
Año de publicación
2021
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inglés
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Descripción
In this work I reply to Zoltán Vecsey’s criticisms of the semantic account of fictional names I put forward in Orlando (2017). The main tenet of that proposal is that fictional names refer to individual concepts, which I understand in terms of mental files. In Vecsey (2020), the author presents three main objections: (i) no referential shift can be ascribed to fictional names, (ii) fictional names are supposed to play two conflicting functions, and (iii) the mental file framework is incompatible with an antirealist view of fictional objects. Although the objections are deep and thoughtful, the challenge they involve can be met if certain aspects of the proposal are clarified and developed.
Fil: Orlando, Eleonora Eva. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Filosofía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas. - Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Filosófico. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas; Argentina
Materia
ANTIREALISM VS. REALISM ABOUT FICTION
FICTIONAL CONCEPT
FICTIONAL NAME
FICTIONAL NARRATIVE
MENTAL FILE
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Mental Files and the Theory of Fiction: A Reply to Zoltán Vecsey
title Mental Files and the Theory of Fiction: A Reply to Zoltán Vecsey
spellingShingle Mental Files and the Theory of Fiction: A Reply to Zoltán Vecsey
Orlando, Eleonora Eva
ANTIREALISM VS. REALISM ABOUT FICTION
FICTIONAL CONCEPT
FICTIONAL NAME
FICTIONAL NARRATIVE
MENTAL FILE
title_short Mental Files and the Theory of Fiction: A Reply to Zoltán Vecsey
title_full Mental Files and the Theory of Fiction: A Reply to Zoltán Vecsey
title_fullStr Mental Files and the Theory of Fiction: A Reply to Zoltán Vecsey
title_full_unstemmed Mental Files and the Theory of Fiction: A Reply to Zoltán Vecsey
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author Orlando, Eleonora Eva
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANTIREALISM VS. REALISM ABOUT FICTION
FICTIONAL CONCEPT
FICTIONAL NAME
FICTIONAL NARRATIVE
MENTAL FILE
topic ANTIREALISM VS. REALISM ABOUT FICTION
FICTIONAL CONCEPT
FICTIONAL NAME
FICTIONAL NARRATIVE
MENTAL FILE
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dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this work I reply to Zoltán Vecsey’s criticisms of the semantic account of fictional names I put forward in Orlando (2017). The main tenet of that proposal is that fictional names refer to individual concepts, which I understand in terms of mental files. In Vecsey (2020), the author presents three main objections: (i) no referential shift can be ascribed to fictional names, (ii) fictional names are supposed to play two conflicting functions, and (iii) the mental file framework is incompatible with an antirealist view of fictional objects. Although the objections are deep and thoughtful, the challenge they involve can be met if certain aspects of the proposal are clarified and developed.
Fil: Orlando, Eleonora Eva. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Filosofía y Letras. Departamento de Filosofía; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas. - Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Filosófico. Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas; Argentina
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