Introduction Noel Carroll & John Gibson
Part1: Historical Foundations
1. Ancient Beginnings Stephen Halliwell
2. Philosophy of Literature in The Eighteenth Century Paul Guyer 3. Philosophy of Literature in The Nineteenth Century Allen Speight
4. Twentieth Century European Philosophy of Literature Kristin Gjesdal
5. Analytic Philosophy of Literature Kristin Boyce
Part2: What is Literature?
6. The Idea of Literature Mark Rowe
7. The Novel Robert Chodat
8. Poetry Anna Christina Soy Ribeiro
9. Reading Plays as Literature Susan L. Feagin 10. Popular Fiction Aaron Meskin
11. Screenplays Ted Nannicelli
12. Evolutionary Approaches to Literature Stephen Davies
13. Canon and Tradition Stein Haugom Olsen
Part3: Aesthetics and Appreciation
14. Creativity Mathew Kieran
15. Authorship Paisley Livingston
16. Expression Peter Lamarque
17. Literary Style Wolfgang Huemer
18. Theme Eileen John
19. Character Garry Hagberg
20. Empathy John Gibson
21. The Paradox of Fiction Damien Freeman
22. The Paradox of Negative Emotions Eva Dadlez
23. Neuroaesthetics and Literature William P. Seeley
Part4: Meaning and Interpretation
24. Narrative Noel Carroll
25. Narrative Understanding Daniel D. Hutto
26. Interpretation Noel Carroll
27. Criticism Stephanie Ross
28. The Poetic Imagination Ernest Lepore & Matthew Stone
29. Metaphors in Literature Elisabeth Camp
Part5: Metaphysics and Epistemology
30. The Ontology of Literary Works Amie L. Thomasson
31. Fiction Noel Carroll
32. Fictional Truth and Truth through Fiction David Davies 33. Literary Cognitivism James Harold
34. Imagination Jonathan Gilmore 35. The Problem of Imaginative Resistance Tamar Szabo Gendler & Shen-yi Liao
36. Literature and "Theory of Mind" Gregory Currie
Part6: Ethics and Political Theory
37. Literature and Morality A. W. Eaton
38. Literature and Marxism Espen Hammer
39. Literature and Race Paul C. Taylor
40. Literature and Gender Mary Bittner Wiseman