The Creationist Fiction
The Case against Creationism About Fictional Characters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10700015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stuart Brock (0000-0003-1152-0581, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 337-364 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Philosophical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8108 • E-ISSN: 1558-1470 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00318108-2010-003 |
| OpenAlex | W2139038766 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 14 |
This essay explains why creationism about fictional characters is an abject failure. Creationism about fictional characters is the view that fictional objects are created by the authors of the novels in which they first appear. This essay shows that, when the details of creationism are filled in, the hypothesis becomes far more puzzling than the linguistic data it is used to explain. No matter how the creationist identifies where, when and how fictional objects are created, the proposal conflicts with other strong intuitions we have about fictional characters
Art · Creationism · Epistemology · Literature · Evolution and Science Education · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Philosophical Perspectives on Fictional Characters
A Theory of Truthmaking
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Table
Fictional Creationism and Negative Existentials
Creature Features
Fictional names, theoretical names, and indeterminate existence
Against mythical backward-looking creationism
Concrete creationism about fictional things
Which witch is which? Exotic objects and intentional identity
The problem of creation and abstract artifacts
The non-existence of institutional facts
Agency and fictional truth
Creating abstract objects
Authorial Intention, Readers' Creation, and Reference Shift
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |