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Cause and Effect in Theme,to the actual world. To see this, I consider realistic works of fiction, . and ., and several works of speculative fiction. I conclude by arguing that, in both sorts of fiction, writers and readers rely on what I call “counterfactual thinking,” which will be the subject of the next chapter.

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Cause and Effect, Counterfactuals, and the Role of Fiction in our Psychic Lives,y connected to counterfactuals and counterfactuals are closely connected to causation, then fiction and causation are linked. In the last section of the chapter, I consider evolutionary explanations for why we engage with fiction and whether this can partly explain the importance of causation within fiction.

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Cause and Effect in Plot, resolution, and discuss, with examples from three very different novels, how causation plays a role in each of these. I also discuss suspense and how it constrains causation and also depends on readers’ intense curiosity about dramatic questions including causal questions.

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Cause and Effect in Character,r big choices that constitute the crises or climaxes of stories are caused. I argue, again, that the more meaningful causation the better, except where there is value in leaving choices partially uncaused to make room for free will.

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Cause and Effect in Dialogue,xplore causation within dialogue, the ways in which what characters say is caused by their character, their circumstances, and the words of other characters, and the ways in which their words produce effects in others and in the world around them. I explore this in connection with long scenes from two works of fiction.

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Objections and Replies,ausation. These objections include the worry that causation is ubiquitous and so, seems to invite the question, “What’s the big deal??I also discuss two different sorts of counterexample: cases where literary works lack much causation and yet are still excellent.

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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-663-11947-0 resolution, and discuss, with examples from three very different novels, how causation plays a role in each of these. I also discuss suspense and how it constrains causation and also depends on readers’ intense curiosity about dramatic questions including causal questions.

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