Works of fiction are works of the imagination and for the imagination. Gregory Currie
energetically defends the familiar idea that fictions are guides to the imagination, a view …

We critically survey prominent recent scholarship on the question of whether fiction can be a
source of epistemic value for those who engage with it fully and appropriately. Such …

Intersections of Value investigates the universal human need for aesthetic experience. It
examines three appreciative contexts where aesthetic value plays a central role: art, nature …

I propose a new model of implicit bias, according to which implicit biases are constituted by
unconscious imaginings. I argue that my model accommodates characteristic features of …

Marcel, narrator of Proust's novel-cycle recalls his mother:'She had often teased my
grandmother who could never write to her without quoting some phrase of Mme de …

Surprising as it may initially seem, the makers of fictions are sometimes castigated for
inaccuracy. As I write, the film Selma (dir: Du Vernay, 2014) is under attack for misleading …

Pornography is commonly criticized for allegedly representing and promoting sexual
dominance of men over women. Studies have shown varying results, with no scientific …

Critiques of the ways in which artists depict cultures and social identities other than their own
are increasingly ubiquitous. Some have argued that JR R Tolkien's depiction of the orcs in …

A central research topic at the intersection of aesthetics, philosophy of mind, and cognitive
science concerns the nature of our cognitive reactions to fictions. One way to study these …

Psychological studies on fictional persuasion demonstrate that being engaged with fiction
systematically affects our beliefs about the real world, in ways that seem insensitive to the …