Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 The Philosophy of Genre and the Genre of Philosophy Chapter 3 Kant, Vaihinger, and the Fiction of Philosophy Chapter 4 Poetry, History, Truth, and Redemption Chapter 5 Anatomical Curiosities: Northrop Frye's Theory of Criticism Chapter 6 The Preface of the Question: An Entertainment Chapter 7 Theory and Practice in the Rhetoric of I.A. Richards Chapter 8 Sounding Brass. Tinkling Symbols. Chapter 9 Eros into Logos: The Rhetoric of Courtly Love Chapter 10 Allegories of Reading in Robert Coover's Exemplary Fictions Chapter 11 Pieces of Pynchon Chapter 12 The Name of the Book Chapter 13 Seeing Things as They Aren't: The Case of Science Fiction Chapter 14 A Nicer Knowledge of Belief Chapter 15 Philosophy: To Be Continued Chapter 16 Notes Chapter 17 Index

About the Author

Louis Mackey is Professor of Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin.

Reviews

Scanlan divides neatly and comprehensively the philosophical concerns of Dostoevsky...Scanlan will prove extremely useful to many readers.
*Review of Metaphysics*

Scanlan divides neatly and comprehensively the philosophical concerns of Dostoevsky...Scanlan will prove extremely useful to many readers.
*Review of Metaphysics*