Philosophy International Journal (PhIJ)

ISSN: 2641-9130

Conceptual Paper

Fiction, Recognition and Resonance

Authors: Pavel T*

DOI: 10.23880/phij-16000S1-004

Abstract

Using Shakespeare’s Hamlet as the main example, the article argues that the public of literary plays and narratives vicariously participate in their fictional worlds, recognize the actions and passions they present and resonate to their ethical echoes. Therefore, literary works do not convey knowledge in the strict sense but rather offer an empathic, unreliable familiarity with the human world, its customs and its ideals.

Keywords: Mimesis; Transport; Empathy; Familiarity

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