Location
Inman E. Page Library, Room 100
Start Date
11-10-2017 1:00 PM
End Date
11-10-2017 1:50 PM
Description
The author argues for the formative character of literary fiction insofar as stories are able to reveal a kind of ethical knowledge. In making this argument, the author examines Aristotle’s notion of understanding, along with some contemporary developments of Aristotle’s ideas, such as those presented by Martha Nussbaum.
What are good Stories? Literary Understanding and Moral Imagination
Inman E. Page Library, Room 100
The author argues for the formative character of literary fiction insofar as stories are able to reveal a kind of ethical knowledge. In making this argument, the author examines Aristotle’s notion of understanding, along with some contemporary developments of Aristotle’s ideas, such as those presented by Martha Nussbaum.
