{"product_id":"philosophy-literature-and-understanding-on-reading-and-cognition-paperback","title":"Philosophy, Literature and Understanding: On Reading and Cognition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJukka Mikkonen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging existing methodological conceptions of the analytic approach to aesthetics, Jukka Mikkonen brings together philosophy, literary studies and cognitive psychology to offer a new theory on the cognitive value of reading fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilosophy, Literature and Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e defends the epistemic significance of narratives, arguing that it should be explained in terms of understanding rather than knowledge. Mikkonen formulates understanding as a cognitive process, which he connects to narrative imagining in order to assert that narrative is a central tool for communicating understanding. Demonstrating the effects that literary works have on their readers, he examines academic critical analysis, responses of the reading public and nonfictional writings that include autobiographical testimony to their writer's influences and attitudes to life. In doing so, he provides empirical evidence of the cognitive benefits of literature and of how readers demonstrate the growth of their understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy drawing on the written testimony of the reader, this book is an important intervention into debates on the value of literature that incorporates understanding in new and imaginative ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJukka Mikkonen\u003c\/b\u003e is Researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783961018656,"sku":"9781350229013","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/97a8ae20286b09d5aee39f5d321baf70.webp?v=1780597517","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/philosophy-literature-and-understanding-on-reading-and-cognition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}