In (Kosterec 2021), Kosterec attempts to provide ``model-theoretic proofs'' of certain theses involving the normal modal operators $\Diamond$ and $\square$ truth-in-fiction (`a la Lewis) operator $F$ which he then goes on show have counterexamples in Kripke models. He concludes from this that embedding logic under is unsound. We instead it are themselves unsound, illicit substitution, a subtle ...

the controversial theories of modern physics created a remarkable revolution in twentieth-century literature. the progressive novelists of the century, inspired by the concepts in quantum mechanics, expressed the concerns of living in the modern world in the form of non-linear, heterogeneous writing based on doubt. in his autobiographical work, entitled w or the childhood memory, george perec p...

Our task is to produce test data for a research program developing a new generation of insider threat detection technologies. Test data is created by injecting fictional malicious activity into a background of real user activity. We rely on fictional narratives to specify threats that simulate realistic social complexity, with “drama as data” as a central organizing metaphor. Test cases are scr...

Fictional information presents a unique challenge to the developing child. Children must learn when it is appropriate to transfer information from the fictional space to the real world and what contextual cues should be considered in this decision. The current research explores children’s causal inferences between fictional representations and reality by examining their developing sensitivity t...

Fictional literature has experiencedan increasing and stunning growthof women writers in the past two decades. In terms of quality and quantity, theincrease was to the extent that nowadays women’s names are mentioned sometimeseven more than men’s amongthe distinguished writers ofcontemporary Iranianliterature. On the other hand, these authors have often chosen the novel astheir main literary fo...

People can develop close relationships with media figures viewed on television. Across two studies we examined the extent to which satisfaction with, alternatives to, and investments in such parasocial relationships (PSR) account for feelings of commitment toward favored television characters. In Study 1, satisfaction and investments positively predicted commitment to fictional television chara...

The article investigates the value of Wolfgang Iser’s concept of repertoire for reading the apocryphal story of Susanna. The viewpoint is that fictional literature such as the Susanna narrative and reality are not opposites of each other, but that fictional texts tell us something about reality. The investigation will also include Peter L. Berger’s theory on how religion contributes to construc...