Novel Assertions
A Reply to Mahon
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 11513331 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Daisy Dixon (0000-0002-7781-282X, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge , UK, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2021 |
| Volumen | 62 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 115-124 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2021-03-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The British Journal of Aesthetics (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0007-0904 • E-ISSN: 1468-2842 |
| Editorial | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/aesthj/ayab017 |
| OpenAlex | W4213049238 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 4 |
| Referencias citadas | 15 |
In a recent paper, James Edwin Mahon (2019) argues that literary artworks—novels in particular—never lie because they do not assert. In this discussion note, I reject Mahon’s conclusion that novels never lie. I argue that a central premiss in his argument—that novels do not contain assertions—is false. Mahon’s account underdetermines the content of literary works; novels have rich layers of content and can contain what I call ‘profound’ assertions, and ‘background’ assertions. I submit that Mahon therefore fails to establish that novels never lie
Argument (complex analysis · Art · Content (measure theory · Linguistics · Literature · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Chemistry · Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art · Mathematics · Philosophy · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Obras citantes distintas | 4 |
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| Citas por año | 1,33 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Velocidad de citación | recent |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 4 |