tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post1488696224967764667..comments2023-10-24T03:33:39.613-05:00Comments on Bethel Philosophy Blog: The Metaphysics of Albus DumbledoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post-47145538054319892952007-11-09T12:34:00.000-06:002007-11-09T12:34:00.000-06:00Timothy from New Haven,I'm inclined to agree with ...Timothy from New Haven,<BR/><BR/>I'm inclined to agree with most of what you said. I just came across a review of a new book by Alberto Voltolini called _How Ficta Follow Fiction: A Syncretistic Account of Fictional Entities_. From the review it appears that Voltolini endorses a theory of fictional characters that fits well with my view and, I expect, yours. Very roughly, it seems that for Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04298284829312667500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7914031138285965395.post-17171273119207392582007-11-06T09:48:00.000-06:002007-11-06T09:48:00.000-06:00Fictional characters are very interesting. I suspe...Fictional characters are very interesting. I suspect your questions are largely about the ontological status of fictional characters (how to analyze property attribution, relations, ontological commitment, etc.). In these cases, I'm willing to attribute everything to fictional characters ("Dumbledore has white hair and is standing to the left of Harry") that we would to actual persons, because I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com