Moral persuasion and the diversity of fiction

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 inf...

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Main Author: Liao, Shen-yi.
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Published: 2014
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1020152020-03-07T12:10:41Z Moral persuasion and the diversity of fiction Liao, Shen-yi. School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::Philosophy 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. Accepted version 2014-02-27T03:13:34Z 2019-12-06T20:48:21Z 2014-02-27T03:13:34Z 2019-12-06T20:48:21Z 2013 2013 Journal Article Liao, S. (2013). Moral Persuasion and the Diversity of Fictions. Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, 94(3), 269-289. 0279-0750 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/102015 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18863 10.1111/papq.12000 en Pacific philosophical quarterly © 2013 The Author. This is the author created version of a work that has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, published by John Wiley & Sons on behalf of The Author. It incorporates referee’s comments but changes resulting from the publishing process, such as copyediting, structural formatting, may not be reflected in this document.  The published version is available at: [DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/papq.12000]. application/pdf
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