Robinsonade of fictional objects and the poverty of arbitrary objects

The paper is devoted to the consideration of the conception of fictional objects as objects with the finite set of special (non-generic) properties. The paper provides a formulation of this concept, and compares fictional objects with arbitrary objects and real objects in the context of their possessing of generic and non-generic properties, as well as in the context of the existence of these objects in the actual world and in possible worlds. The paper ends with a discussion of several comments related to the mentioned conception of fictional objects, which were proposed after a talk on this topic at the 7th Lem’s Readings conference.

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Semiotic studies
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2024-12-28
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https://doi.org/10.18287/2782-2966-2024-4-4-8-12
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Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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Robinsonade of fictional objects and the poverty of arbitrary objects

Lev D. Lamberov
Semiotic studies
Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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Robinsonade of fictional objects and the poverty of arbitrary objects

Lev D. Lamberov
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Abstract

The paper is devoted to the consideration of the conception of fictional objects as objects with the finite set of special (non-generic) properties. The paper provides a formulation of this concept, and compares fictional objects with arbitrary objects and real objects in the context of their possessing of generic and non-generic properties, as well as in the context of the existence of these objects in the actual world and in possible worlds. The paper ends with a discussion of several comments related to the mentioned conception of fictional objects, which were proposed after a talk on this topic at the 7th Lem’s Readings conference.

Semiotic studiesVol. 4(4)
Ural Federal University (RU)
Openalex Percentile: Top 67%
Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms
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