The Problem of Tragedy and the Protective Frame

Emotion Review 9 (2):140-145 (2017)
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Abstract

We explore the classical philosophical problem of the “paradox of tragedy”—the problem of accounting for our apparent pleasure in feeling pity and terror as audiences of staged tragedies. After outlining the history of the problem in philosophy, we suggest that Apter’s reversal theory offers great potential for resolving the paradox, while explaining some of the central intuitions motivating philosophical proposals—an ideal starting point to bridge a narrowing gap between philosophy and psychology.

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Darren Hudson Hick
Furman University
Craig Derksen
California State University, Hayward

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