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FONTAINE, Matthieu. Cross-fictional quantification in the artifactual theory of fiction. Crítica (Méx., D.F.) [online]. 2020, vol.52, n.154, pp.49-75.  Epub 06-Set-2021. ISSN 0011-1503.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iifs.18704905e.2020.1174.

It is acknowledged by proponents of the Artifactual Theory of Fiction that literary works sometimes involve real or immigrant characters. However, their conception of cross-fictional identity faces serious difficulties. In this paper, we set the problem in the context of a modal framework, in relation to quantification across a plurality of possible worlds. Quantification is explained in terms of Hintikka’s notion of world lines; i.e. the possible values of bound variables are individuals that are not reduced to their manifestations. We finally offer another understanding of identity across weakly impermeable domains, in a way compatible with the Artifactual Theory of Fiction.

Palavras-chave : fictionality; identity; world lines; intentionality; creation.