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- Title
Moral Persuasion and the Diversity of Fictions.
- Authors
Liao, Shen ‐ yi
- Abstract
Narrative representations can change our moral actions and thoughts, for better or for worse. In this article, I develop a theory of fictions' capacity for moral education and moral corruption that is fully sensitive to the diversity of fictions. Specifically, I argue that the way a fiction influences our moral actions and thoughts importantly depends on its genre. This theory promises new insights into practical ethical debates over pornography and media violence.
- Subjects
NARRATIVES; MORAL norms; THEORY of fictions; MORAL education; PORNOGRAPHY; VIOLENCE in mass media
- Publication
Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 2013, Vol 94, Issue 3, p269
- ISSN
0279-0750
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/papq.12000