Art and painful emotion

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4079288
AutoresMatthew Strohl (0000-0002-0496-9914, University of Montana, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen14
Número1
Páginase12558
Fecha de publicación2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12558
OpenAlexW2899192227
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas16
Referencias citadas26

This essay updates Aaron Smuts', 2009 Philosophy Compass piece, "Art and Negative Affect" in light of recent work on the topic. The "paradox of painful art" is the general problem of how it is possible to enjoy or value experiences of art that involve painful emotions. It encompasses both the paradox of tragedy and the paradox of horror. Section lays out a taxonomy of solutions to the paradox of painful art and argues that we should opt for a pluralistic approach rather than seeking a unified solution. Section surveys recent work on the topic, with an emphasis on views holding that it is possible for an experience of art to be pleasant partly in virtue of involving painful emotion. Section suggests a range of phenomena that are not usually considered under the umbrella of the paradox of painful art but that offer promising directions for further research

Aesthetics · Affect (linguistics · Epistemology · Linguistics · Section (typography · Value (mathematics · Virtue · Work of art · Aesthetic Perception and Analysis · Computer Science · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Emotions and Moral Behavior · Philosophy · Psychology