Publication Date
2003
Faculty Department
Department of Philosophy and Religion
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Most philosophers would say that fictional characters lack spatiotemporal location simply because such entities do not exist. However, even prominent believers in ficta hold that they must lack location. I here focus on the views of one such believer, Amie Thomasson, and her Artifactual Theory. The fundamentals of her ontology seem correct, but I argue that the view implies that ficta do have location. I provide a diagnosis of an argument Thomasson gives for the contrary, and then suggest a way for the Artifactual Theory to account for the locations of ficta. I conclude by discussing some potential applications of this contribution to other areas of philosophy.
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Recommended Citation
“Where is Sherlock Holmes?” The Southern Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 41, No. 2 (2003)
