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Acknowledgement and the paradox of tragedy

Year: 2015

Type: paratext

Abstract: We offer a new answer to the paradox of tragedy. We explain part of the appeal of tragic art in terms of its acknowledgement of sad aspects of life and offer a tentative explanation of why acknowledgement is a source of pleasure.

Source: Philosophical Studies

DOI: 10.1007/s11098-015-0495-0

Authors: Daan Evers, Natalja Deng

Institutions: University of Groningen, University of Cambridge

Language: English

Topic: Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,190

Funders: National Science Foundation, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, FP7 Ideas: European Research Council

Awards: G1323383031, Indeterminism Ltd.:An intervention on the free will debate, G4104599821, Intentionality as the Mark of the Mental - Metaphysical Perspectives on Contemporary Philosophy of Mind

OpenAlex ID: W291663313

Cites: 22

Cited by: 35

Related to: 10