Full-text resources of CEJSH and other databases are now available in the new Library of Science.
Visit https://bibliotekanauki.pl
Visit https://bibliotekanauki.pl
Title variants
Mental Simulation as a Process Underlying Cognitive Engagement with Narrative Fictions
Languages of publication
Abstracts
The aim of the article is to employ results from philosophy of mind and cognitive sciences in order to answer certain questions from the field of philosophy of art. What is specifically at issue is the problem of the cognitive underpinnings of subject’s relation to narrative fictions presented in novels and movies. A proposal according to which this relation is mediated by mental simulation is critically assessed. The author discusses two theses that are based on this general simulationist idea, namely theses that (1) a person engaged in reading a novel or watching a movie simulates mental states of the protagonists (empathizes with them); (2) the simulation mechanism underlies the ability to imagine fictional events presented in narratives.
Publisher
Journal
Year
Volume
Pages
57-63
Physical description
Dates
online
2012-06-29
Contributors
author
References
Document Type
Publication order reference
Identifiers
YADDA identifier
bwmeta1.element.ojs-issn-2084-3895-year-2011-volume-5-article-2785
JavaScript is turned off in your web browser. Turn it on to take full advantage of this site, then refresh the page.