Fiction, Narrative and Knowledge A Sense of the World

A team of leading contributors from both philosophical and literary backgrounds have been brought together in this impressive book that examines how works of literary fiction can be a source of knowledge. It analyzes the important trends in this current popular debate, which have never before been collected together in a single volume. The innovative feature of this volume is that it mixes work by literary theorists and scholars with work of analytic philosophers that combined together provide a comprehensive statement of the variety of ways in which works of fiction can engage questions of worldly interest. It uses the problem of cognitive value to explore: literature's contribution to ethical life literature's ability to engage in social and political critique the role narrative plays in opening up possibilities of moral, aesthetic, experience and selfhood. This remarkable volume will attract a broad audience from around the world among professionals and students with a great variety of interests.Gibson, John is the author of 'Fiction, Narrative and Knowledge A Sense of the World', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415701914 and ISBN 0415701910.