Abstract
In fact we can give very natural and highly intuitive identity criteria for fictional characters. However, if there were fictional characters, these criteria would entail that there are cases of indeterminate identity and cases where the laws of logic and identity were violated. We can also provide natural and intuitive existence criteria for fictional characters. But, if there were fictional objects, these criteria would entail that there are cases of indeterminate existence and totalities of indeterminate cardinality. Attempts by realists to avoid these problems fail. However, the pretense theorist can happily embrace the relevant principles since, for her, they merely hold within the scope of a pretense and so do not give rise to genuine ontic indeterminacy or violations of the laws of logic or identity.
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