Mimesis as Make-Believe: On the Foundations of the Representational Arts

Representation—in visual arts and fiction—play an important part in our lives and culture. Walton presents a theory of representation which illuminates its many varieties and goes a long way toward explaining its importance. Walton’s theory also provides solutions to thorny philosophical problems concerning the existence of fictitious beings.

• | Author: Kendall L. Walton
• | Publisher: Harvard University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 15, 1993
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780674576032
• | ISBN-10: 0674576039