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Alex Neill - the Paradox of Tragedy
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How can we enjoy watching tragedy when it is a genre that deals with suffering and pain? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Alex Neill explains what the paradox of tragedy is, and shows how he thinks it can be dissolved. He also relates this discussion to related questions about our experience of horror movies.
Released:
Aug 3, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
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