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Philosophy, Literature and Understanding : On Reading and Cognition by Jukka Mikkonen is a philosophy book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Philosophy, Literature and Understanding : On Reading and Cognition about?
Challenging existing methodological conceptions of the analytic approach to aesthetics, Jukka Mikkonen brings together philosophy, literary studies and cognitive psychology to offer a new theory on the cognitive value of reading fiction. Philosophy, Literature and Understanding defends the epistemic significance of narratives, arguing that it should be explained in terms of understanding rather than knowledge. Mikkonen formulates understanding as a cognitive process, which he connects to narrati
Who reads Philosophy, Literature and Understanding : On Reading and Cognition?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Jukka Mikkonen
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic; Bloomsbury
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781350163980
- Category
- philosophy
- Subjects
- Psychology, Literary Criticism, Fiction
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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