{"product_id":"thinking-about-stories","title":"Thinking about Stories","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\n\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\n\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\n\u003cli\u003eConcludes by asking in the final chapter whether we all might be fictions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes bibliographies and suggested reading lists in each chapter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54232324342104,"sku":"9780367647551","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367647551.jpg?v=1768305613","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/thinking-about-stories","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}