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405Narrative and Character FormationJournal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism 72 (3): 303-315. 2014.I defend the claim that fictional narratives provide cognitive benefits to readers in virtue of helping them to understand character. Fictions allow readers to rehearse the skill of selecting and organizing into narratives those episodes of a life that reflect traits or values. Two further benefits follow: first, fictional narratives provide character models that we can apply to real-life individuals (including ourselves), and second, fictional narratives help readers to reflect on the value pri…Read more
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1318The difference between emotion and affectPhysics of Life Reviews 13 (2): 43-44. 2015.In this brief comment on a target article by Koelsch et al., I argue that emotions are more sensitive to context than other affective states.
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Areas of Specialization
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Philosophy of Mind |
Aesthetics |
Theories of Personal Identity |
Philosophy of Cognitive Science |
Emotions |
Imagination |
Well-Being |