Understanding Fiction Knowledge and Meaning in Literature

Jürgen Daiber, born 1961, studied German literature and computer linguistics in Heidelberg and Trier; since 2003 Professor of Modern German Literature in Regensburg. Areas of specialization: Poetics of knowledge, romanticism, literature and new media Eva-Maria Konrad, born 1982, studied German literature and Philosophy in Tübingen and Regensburg; since 2007 research associate and lecturer at the chair for Modern German Literature in Regensburg. Areas of specialization: Theories of fiction, literature and knowledge Thomas Petraschka, born 1982, studied German literature, Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science in Regensburg; since 2008 research associate and lecturer at the chair for Modern German Literature in Regensburg. Areas of specialization: Theory of literature, in particular theory and history of hermeneutics Hans Rott, born 1959, studied Philosophy, Logic, Linguistics and Mathematics at the LMU in Munich; since 1999 Professor of Philosophy in Regensburg. Areas of specialization: Philosophical logic, formal epistemology, philosophy of language