
In a series of papers, Susan Haack promotes her theory of Innocent Realism, which claims that the one real world is both heterogeneous and integrated. Haack’s treatment of fictional entities occupies a central argumentative role in this context. In this paper, we aim to outline three problems with Haack’s account of fictional entities, which we hope will contribute to the refinement of Innocent Realism: (a) the possibility of comparing fictional entities with regards to their respective degree of reality, (b) the individuation of fictional characters along with the reference of fictional names, and (c) the differentiation between fiction and falsehood.
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