Seminar on Fiction
Org. Carlos A. Pereira, Humberto Brito
The seminar consists of reading and discussion of fictional texts and of texts about fiction. In each session the texts will be presented by one of the participants and the discussions will be limited to either a general topic or a roughly restricted set of problems. Participation in the seminar is open to everybody and all texts will be made available to all participants. Questions regarding the program and the schedule should be addressed to Carlos A. Pereira, capereira@fcsh.unl.pt.
Wednesdays at 5pm, every other week.
FCSH U. Nova de Lisboa, I&D Building,
Room will be displayed in the lobby of I&D Building
Mar 9 (15h00) - The idea of 'fiction'.
CARROLL, N., “On Kendall Walton’s Mimesis as Make-Believe”.
RORTY, R., “Is There a Problem about Fictional Discourse?”.
SEARLE, J., “The Logical Status of Fictional Discourse”.
Mar 23: The idea of 'fiction' II
VAIHINGER, H., The Philosophy of ‘As-If’, “Autobiographical”; “Part I: Basic Principles”, B (cap. XXII, XXIV), C (cap. XXVIII, XXIX, XXXIII).
WITTGENSTEIN, L., Zettel, §§251-267, 318-330; On Certainty, §§114-132, 155-180, 322-330, 471-477, 611-612.
Apr 6: The idea of 'fiction' III
BOURBON, B., Finding a Replacement for the Soul, cap. 2-3 & 5.
WITTGENSTEIN, L., Zettel, §§387-416; Investigações Filosóficas, §§1-117.
May 4: Authority e authorship I
BLOOM, H., Shakespeare: the invention of the human, cap. “Hamlet”, 6.
ELIOT, T. S., “Shakespeare and the Stoicism of Seneca”; “Hamlet”.
JOYCE, J., “Shakespeare Explained”; Ulysses, cap. “Schylla and Charybdis”.
May 18: Authority e authorship II
CERVANTES, M., D. Quixote de la Mancha, “Prólogo”; I, cap. I-IX; II, cap. XXIII, XLI, LXXIV.
KIERKEGAARD, S., Either/Or, ”Preface” (Victor Eremita); “A First and Last Explanation”; “Regarding a statement in the […]” (Pap. X3 A 258).
PESSOA, F., “Aspectos”; “Prefácio às Ficções do Interlúdio”.
Jun 1: Authority e authorship III
ARENDT, H., Between Past and Future, cap. “What is Authority?”, IV.
ELIOT, T. S., “Tradition and Individual Talent”.
WAUGH, E., A handful of dust, cap. 6.
Jun 15: On Bullshit
ASSIS, J. M. Machado de, Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas.
FRANKFURT, H., On Bullshit.
