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Determination and uniformity: the problem with speech-act theories of fiction

Predelli, Stefano

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Stefano Predelli



Abstract

Taking inspiration from Searle’s ‘The Logic of Fictional Discourse’, this essay presents an argument against different versions of the so-called ‘speech act theory of fiction’. In particular, it argues that a Uniformity Argument may be constructed, which is additional to the Determination Argument commonly attributed to Searle, and which does not rely on his presumably controversial Determination Principle. This Uniformity Argument is equally powerful against the ‘Dedicated Speech Act’ theories that Searle originally targeted, and the more recent, Grice-inspired versions of speech-act approaches to fictional discourse.

Citation

Predelli, S. (2019). Determination and uniformity: the problem with speech-act theories of fiction. Erkenntnis, 84(2), 309–324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-017-9959-2

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 6, 2017
Online Publication Date Dec 19, 2017
Publication Date Apr 1, 2019
Deposit Date Nov 17, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Erkenntnis
Print ISSN 0165-0106
Electronic ISSN 1572-8420
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 84
Issue 2
Pages 309–324
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10670-017-9959-2
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/901291
Publisher URL https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10670-017-9959-2

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