Imaginación y respuesta emotiva en obras de ficción: una aproximación desde la filosofía de David Hume

Abstract

This paper studies Hume’s theory of belief in view of a preliminary characterization of the notion of fiction within his theory and of a link with his aesthetic theses, especially with regards to the possibility of appreciating a work of art and being able to have an emotive response to it. In order to do that, firstly, I describe the notions of belief and fiction in connection with the imagination. Secondly, I discuss the notion of “poetical system” and its relevance when it comes to providing fiction with the required vivacity to enable a pleasant aesthetic experience. The main purpose is to locate Hume in the contemporary debate concerning the “paradox of fiction”, under the assumption that such an insertion might involve some contribution of theoretical relevance.

http://dx.doi.org/10.15304/ag.35.2.2888