​Michael H . Mitias is a retired Professor of Philosophy at Millsaps College, USA. He has published numerous articles and books in the area of aesthetics, philosophy of religions, political philosophy, and ethics, including Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue (Palgrave, 2020).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Basis of Genre in the Literary Novel.- 3. The Philosophical Novel as a Literary Genre.- 4. How the Philosophical Novel Communicates Knowledge.-  5. Analysis of Two Metaphors.-  6. The Question of Truth in the Philosophical Novel.

​Michael H . Mitias is a retired Professor of Philosophy at Millsaps College, USA. He has published numerous articles and books in the area of aesthetics, philosophy of religions, political philosophy, and ethics, including Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue (Palgrave, 2020).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Basis of Genre in the Literary Novel.- 3. The Philosophical Novel as a Literary Genre.- 4. How the Philosophical Novel Communicates Knowledge.-  5. Analysis of Two Metaphors.-  6. The Question of Truth in the Philosophical Novel.

​Michael H . Mitias is a retired Professor of Philosophy at Millsaps College, USA. He has published numerous articles and books in the area of aesthetics, philosophy of religions, political philosophy, and ethics, including Possibility of Interreligious Dialogue (Palgrave, 2020).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Basis of Genre in the Literary Novel.- 3. The Philosophical Novel as a Literary Genre.- 4. How the Philosophical Novel Communicates Knowledge.-  5. Analysis of Two Metaphors.-  6. The Question of Truth in the Philosophical Novel.