Sul godimento della tragedia
In this paper I consider some of the problems in moral psychology that tragic fiction brings to our attention. I consider Hume’s account of the attractions of tragedy and suggest that it is unsatisfactory. I then focus on the nature of our desires when responding to tragic representations, and argue...
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doaj-0d9734d8534e45ec8280ec77791daea92020-11-24T21:49:59ZengRosenberg & SellierRivista di Estetica0035-62122421-58642013-06-015372410.4000/estetica.1563Sul godimento della tragediaGregory CurrieIn this paper I consider some of the problems in moral psychology that tragic fiction brings to our attention. I consider Hume’s account of the attractions of tragedy and suggest that it is unsatisfactory. I then focus on the nature of our desires when responding to tragic representations, and argue that we need a distinction between real desires and what people have called “i-desires”. I show how we can draw this distinction in a principled way.http://journals.openedition.org/estetica/1563 |
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In this paper I consider some of the problems in moral psychology that tragic fiction brings to our attention. I consider Hume’s account of the attractions of tragedy and suggest that it is unsatisfactory. I then focus on the nature of our desires when responding to tragic representations, and argue that we need a distinction between real desires and what people have called “i-desires”. I show how we can draw this distinction in a principled way. |
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