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Philosophy of art

the puzzle of how people can feel real emotions such as pity for characters they know do not exist.

In philosophy of art, paradox of fiction refers to the puzzle of how people can feel real emotions such as pity for characters they know do not exist. This meaning comes from Radford (1975) in Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume.[1]

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Radford, C., & Weston, M. (1975). How Can We Be Moved by the Fate of Anna Karenina? Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume, 49(1), 67-94. https://doi.org/10.1093/aristoteliansupp/49.1.67

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