Radford/weston Flashcards
1
Q
He gives 5 solutions that are opposed and dismantled!
A
- we forget it’s not real( caught up)
- suspend our disbelief
- paradox . sometimes we are sad even if we don’t think someone is facing death
- just a fact that humans can be moved by fictional characters
- we are upset by what the character represents
2
Q
What is their solution then?
A
No problem with emotion in narratives
- we are moved different than irl
- 2 types of being moved (real vs fictional characters )
- even tho they differ the essence of sadness is the same
3
Q
What is the pity principle
A
If you pity X you believ they have suffered unjustly
but we don’t try to intervene we also enjoy it’s not real pity
4
Q
What is the anna karenina paper about?
A
Concern for others shows interest in sentimental .
We belief in the story
Are we really grieving in a sad fake story?
