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Character Ontology

Character Ontology is the branch of philosophical inquiry that examines the nature and mode of existence of fictional characters, distinguishing itself from other aspects of literary theory by focusing specifically on the ontological status, identity conditions, and persistence of characters within narrative discourse.

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159

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71

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2017–2026

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Publications

115

Studies in the Nature of Character.

F. C. Borgeson, Hugh Hartshorne, Mark A. May et al. · Journal of Educational Sociology · 1930 · 713 citations

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Truth, fiction, and literature: a philosophical perspective

Choice Reviews Online · 1994 · 320 citations

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Dual character concepts and the normative dimension of conceptual representation

Joshua Knobe, Sandeep Prasada, George E. Newman · Cognition · 2013 · 203 citations

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The Foundations of Character.

William Kelley Wright, Alexander F. Shand · The Philosophical Review · 1921 · 184 citations

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Fictional Characters and Literary Practices

Amie L. Thomasson · The British Journal of Aesthetics · 2003 · 167 citations

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Authors

159

  1. RD
    Rossana Damiano

    University of Turin, Italy

    3 publications · 66 citations

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  2. SB
    Stuart Brock

    Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    2 publications · 170 citations

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  3. NI
    Norman I. Platnick

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    2 publications · 77 citations

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  4. JW
    Jonathan Webber

    Cardiff University, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  5. CC
    Charles Crittenden

    California State University, Northridge, United States

    2 publications · 31 citations

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Institutions

71

  1. University of Turin

    Turin, Italy

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    224 citations

  2. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    98 citations

  3. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    82 citations

  4. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    58 citations

  5. Lancaster University

    Lancaster, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    118 citations

  6. Western Washington University

    Bellingham, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    163 citations

  7. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    328 citations

  8. Western Michigan University

    Kalamazoo, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    39 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

    6 publications · 181 citations

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  2. dialectica

    5 publications · 277 citations

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  3. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research

    PPR · 4 publications · 125 citations

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  4. ELH

    4 publications · 87 citations

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  5. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association

    JAPA · 3 publications · 35 citations

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