Gendler on the puzzle(s) of imaginative resistance
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Acta Analytica
Publication Date
3-1-2016
Volume
31
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
9
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Keywords
Imaginative resistance, Truth in fiction, Artistic categories, Art and ethics
Abstract
Gendler reformulated the so-called imaginability (or imaginative) puzzle in terms of authorial breakdown. The main idea behind this move was to isolate the essential features displayed by the alleged problematic cases and to specify a puzzle general enough to be applied to a variety of different types of imaginative resistance. I offer various criticisms of Gendler’s approach to imaginative resistance that also raises some more general points on the recent literature on the topic.
DOI
10.1007/s12136-015-0258-8
Print ISSN
03535150
E-ISSN
18746349
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Sauchelli, A. (2016). Gendler on the puzzle(s) of imaginative resistance. Acta Analytica, 31(1), 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s12136-015-0258-8