Acknowledgement and the paradox of tragedy

• Autores: Daan Evers, Natalja Deng
• Localización: Philosophical Studies, ISSN-e 1573-0883, Vol. 173, Nº. 2, 2016, págs. 337-350
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • We offer a new answer to the paradox of tragedy. We explain part of the appeal of tragic art in terms of its acknowledgement of sad aspects of life and offer a tentative explanation of why acknowledgement is a source of pleasure.