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Why do so many people seem to think that there is so much to be learned from fiction? I don't know what Hanson's qualifications are, but psychologists and philo
by Igelau 5y ago
Why do so many people seem to think that there is so much to be learned from fiction? I don't know what Hanson's qualifications are, but psychologists and philosophers always seem to be champing at the bit to demonstrate fundamental truths about real life from something that isn't real life. Are we all still stuck on Freud and Jung?
- ALittleLight 5y agoYou can learn a lot from fiction. Sometimes fiction simplifies a complex scenario to illustrate an important lesson. Fables or children's stories are examples. Sometimes fiction shows you a complex scenario from different perspectives so that you can consider it without living it. That seems to be Robin's take here. To the extent that the scenario is "realistic" it's useful to learn from.