Précis of Philosophy, Literature and Understanding: On Reading and Cognition

Abstract This précis gives an overview of my book Philosophy, Literature, and Understanding: On Reading Cognition which is the subject a symposium in Philosophia. The covers book’s four chapters that explore i) nature literary imagination, ii) epistemic value narratives, iii) concepts cognition, knowledge understanding with regard to fiction, iv) evidence for claims about impact works on their readers.