Imagination; Aesthetic Experience; Literary Narratives; Counterfactual Knowledge; Aesthetics; Knowledge; Fiction; Cognitivism in Aesthetics; Philosophy of Art
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The idea that we can gain knowledge from literary narratives and the idea that we appreciate literary narratives aesthetically have often been understood as conflicting ideas. Some philosophers have argued that the cognitive value of fiction contributes to its aesthetic value. My thesis is that aesthetic experience or appreciation of literary fiction contributes significantly to propositional knowledge we can gain through literary fiction. In order to establish this view, I will i) argue that aesthetic experience plays an enabling role in imagination with phenomenally, emotionally, evaluatively or perspectivally rich content ii) defend the claim that some of the knowledge we can gain through literary narratives is counterfactual knowledge, and ii) discuss the role aesthetic experience and imagination play in gaining knowledge, especially in gaining counterfactual knowledge through literary narratives.