Media narratives as the solution to limited human empathy: narrative empathy, imaginative perspective-taking, Einfühlung, and the 'what it's like' theory of consciousness

In this paper, I propose that stories are the best way to overcome empathy-related epistemic challenges - experiencing stories is the closest we can come to putting ourselves in the shoes of others because of the tropes and devices used by writers, the fact that stories portray consciousness in ways...

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Main Author: Nurul Hannah Bte Azman
Other Authors: Grace Boey
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165401