Reading fiction seems to increase our ability to empathise, although research suggests “it is not the activity of reading itself that transforms the self, but the emotional involvement in a narrative”. No engagement, no empathy benefits. https://t.co/jIva
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Usually the argument I come across in this regard is that studies show reading fiction increases people's empathy. But having more empathy is definitely not the same thing as "being more moral" unless morality is reduced to empathy. https://t.co/if7Tw
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RT @Cykalol_cl: @tobyemon https://t.co/ZPmqeXlmxQ Except studies show the empathy of a person either stays the same or increases with ficti…
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@tobyemon https://t.co/ZPmqeXlmxQ Except studies show the empathy of a person either stays the same or increases with fictional works