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alicegribbin.substack.com The Empathy Racket
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Key Idea
I like that line You can tell a utilitarian by how he relishes hard data relating to emotion and the arts
Because it’s only good art if it’s useful and moralistic and has value in affecting our behavior
There’s a desperation about all this research into proving, empirically, fiction’s cognitive effects. You can tell a utilitarian by how he relishes hard data relating to emotion and the arts. (View Highlight)
See also
Why philosophy is better than science You don’t need research for knowledge