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(2018) Axiomathes 28 (2).

Fiction

impossible!

Martin Vacek

pp. 247-252

I argue that modal realism is unable to account for fictional discourse. My starting point is an overview of modal realism. I then present a dilemma for modal realism regarding fictional characters. Finally, I provide responses to both horns of the dilemma, one motivating modal dimensionalism, the other motivating a disjunctive analysis of modality.

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DOI: 10.1007/s10516-017-9353-3

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Vacek, M. (2018). Fiction: impossible!. Axiomathes 28 (2), pp. 247-252.

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