A Sense of the World: Essays on Fiction, Narrative, and Knowledge

by John Gibson

Book Overview

A team of leading contributors from both philosophical and literary backgrounds have been brought together in this impressive book to examine how works of literary fiction can be a source of knowledge. Together, they analyze the important trends in this current popular debate.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415701910
• ISBN13: 9780415701914
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 346 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.3"