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Book SynopsisFrederick Kroon is Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Stuart Brock is Associate Professor in Philosophy at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Jonathan McKeown-Green was Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Trade ReviewA Critical Introduction to Fictionalism offers enough overview and background to serve as a genuine introduction to the topic to those not already immersed in the literature, but also, by bringing together strands from debates over fictionalisms in different areas, includes enough food for thought for the more seasoned fictionalist to prompt reflection on how best to develop core fictionalist insights ... recommend[ed] to both of these groups of readers. * Philosophia Mathematica *
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Existence examined 2. Objectivity and independence 3. Relegating existence: prefixing, prefacing, reducing and nonfactualism 4. What is fictionalism? 5. Fictionalism: a confusing past and a divided present 6. Fiction and Fictionalism 7. Fictionalism: why, where, how 8. Objections 9. Close Cousins Extended Bibliography
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