How Empathy with Fictional Characters Differs from Empathy with Real Persons

Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 79 (2):227-232 (2021)
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In this article, I will discuss some differences between empathy with real persons and empathy with fictional characters. Philosophers who have thought about th.

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