Distinguishing two kinds of fictionalism: metaphor, autism, and the imagination.

Fictionalist theories of metaphor hold that metaphorical utterances aim at fictionality. Fictionalism successfully explains speaker judgments about the truth and aptness of metaphorical utterances, and it also accurately predicts the data around metaphor and autistic individuals (who have deficits i...

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Publicado en:Synthese Vol. 204; no. 4; pp. 1 - 24
Autor principal: Lane, Elek
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2024
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