In The Absence Of Meaning, Meaning Is All There Is

I don't think I agree with your assertion that novels can be written without attempting to insert any philosophical meaning. With the 'crime novel' that you suggest, murder could provide years and years of philosophical conversation. To this day we still philosophize about whether or not murder is justified, such crime novels could provide us with more examples. Also, how people ought to deal with loss and pain is definitely still a relevant object of philosophical debate. Romance, and the relationships that people have with others is also a relevant philosophical object of discussion. In fact, relationships between humans are the very structure of our society, how we define romance and so on, is very important to us.


Further, I would say that philosophical content can happen by accident. In class we discussed the author's intent. We determined that we can take a philosophical meaning that was not the author's intent. Not incorporating a meaning is like incorporating a meaning that nobody notices - there is little difference, practically speaking. Additionally, I think it would almost impossible to not incorporate any philosophical message. Even if you don't intend any philosophical message in your novel, some message can be found, and that is equally as valid as a message as one that is intended