Fiction and Emotion : A Study in Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Mind
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0195620933
ISBN-13
9780195620931
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Clarendon Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 1st, 1988
Print length
144 Pages
Weight
296 grams
Dimensions
22.40 x 14.30 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Literary studies: generalPhilosophy of mindBehavioural theory (Behaviourism)
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A discussion of philosopher's answers to the question of why people respond emotionally to fiction when they know it is only make-believe. Boruah argues that fictional emotions are rational and illustrates his points with the help of literary examples ranging from Shakespeare to Tolstoy.
Why do people respond emotionally to fiction when they know that it is only make-believe? This question which is fundamental to aesthetics and literary studies, is here tackled from a new perspective. The author first discusses the various answers that have been offered by philosophers form Aristotle to Roger Scruton. He shows that while some philosophers have denied any rational basis to our emotional responses to fiction, others have argued that the emotions evoked by fiction are not real emotions at all. In contrast, Dr Boruah argues that fictional emotions are rational, and that they are based on the same sorts of beliefs that we form about real situations and real people. He illustrates his discussion throughout by an extensive use of literary examples, ranging from Shakespeare to Tolstoy.
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