A Notorious Example of Failed Mindreading: Dramatic Irony and the Moral and Epistemic Value of Art

• Published in: The Journal of aesthetic education Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 73 - 90
• Main Author: Clifton, Scott
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Champaign University of Illinois Press 01.10.2016
• Subjects: Accuracy; Aesthetic Education; Aesthetics; Decision Making; Empathy; Ethical Instruction; Figurative Language; Moral Values; Philosophy; Psychological Studies; Simulation

The act of mindreading has been recognized to have great moral and epistemic value. Unfortunately, psychological research has shown that we are naturally inaccurate at mind reading, which should worry us quite a bit. It has also been shown that, when motivated to mindread well, subjects become more...