The Paradox of the Future: Is it Rational to Feel Emotions for Future Generations?

According to some, there is a problem concerning the emotions we feel toward fictional entities such as Anna Karenina, Werther and the like. We feel pity, fear, and sadness toward them, but how is that possible? "We are saddened, but how can we be? What are we sad about? How can we feel genuinely an...

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Published in:	Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 75 - 85
Main Author:	Barbero, Carola
Format:	Article
Published:	Springer Nature Mar2024
Subjects:	Emotions Fictional characters Sympathy Sadness Paradox
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