{"product_id":"thinking-about-stories-paperback-softback","title":"Thinking about Stories - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThinking About Stories\u003c\/em\u003e is a fun and thought-provoking introduction to philosophical questions about narrative fiction in its many forms, from highbrow literature to pulp fiction to the latest shows on Netflix.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by philosophers Samuel Lebens and Tatjana von Solodkoff, it engages with fundamental questions about fiction, such as: What is it? What does it give us? Does a story need a narrator? And why do sad stories make us cry if we know they aren’t real? The format of the book emulates a lively, verbal exchange: each chapter has only one author while the other appears spontaneously in dialogues in the text along the way, raising questions and voicing criticisms, and inviting responses from their co-author. This unique format allows readers to feel like they are a part of the conversation about the philosophical foundations of some of the fictions in their own lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDraws on a wide range of types of narrative fiction, from \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eBreakfast of Champions\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003cem\u003eParks and Recreation\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how fiction, despite its detachment from truth, is often best able to teach us important things about the world in which we live\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcludes by asking in the final chapter whether we all might be fictions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes bibliographies and suggested reading lists in each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45601232158958,"sku":"9780367647513","price":64.59,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/thinking-about-stories-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}