Counterfactual Narrative Explanation.

The article focuses on the epistemology of the thought processes involved for both authors and audiences of fictional literature. The author considers the theories of philosopher of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel when constructing his own aesthetic propositions of fictional narratives which includes aspects of cognition taken from sensation, emotion, and conceptualization. A discussion of psychological literary criticism is presented. The author compares interpretations of fictional literature to scientific reports based on observation.