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Fiction: a counterfactual assumption or history. In philosophy, it is the question how a truth value can be attributed to fictional statements. See also idealization, as if, truth, facts, counterfactuals, theories, theoretical entities, existence, ontology._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Black, Max | Fictions | Black | |
Cartwright, Nancy | Fictions | Cartwright | |
Field, Hartry | Fictions | Field | |
Gadamer, Hans-Georg | Fictions | Gadamer | |
Gärdenfors, Peter | Fictions | Gärdenfors | |
Geach, Peter | Fictions | Geach | |
Habermas, Jürgen | Fictions | Habermas | |
Hume, David | Fictions | Hume | |
Kant, Immanuel | Fictions | Kant | |
Kelsen, Hans | Fictions | Kelsen | |
Lewis, David K. | Fictions | Lewis | |
Logic Texts | Fictions | Logic Texts | |
Millikan, Ruth | Fictions | Millikan | |
Prior, Arthur N. | Fictions | Prior | |
Weizenbaum, Joseph | Fictions | Weizenbaum | |
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