The paradox of fact from fiction; What fiction can and can’t tell us about the real world
In philosophical discussions of literature, there is a great deal of discussion about what’s been termed “the paradox of fiction”: how is it that we can be emotionally moved by characters that we know are not real? But an important related problem might be called the paradox of fact from fiction...
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| Language: | English |
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Nederlands Genootschap voor Esthetica (Dutch Association of Aesthetics)
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Aesthetic Investigations |
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| Online Access: | https://aestheticinvestigations.eu/article/view/11950 |