This book examines what, if anything, makes a depiction of fictional immorality-such as the murder, torture, or sexual assault of a fictional character-an example of immoral fiction, and therefore something that should be morally criticized and...
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This book examines what, if anything, makes a depiction of fictional immorality-such as the murder, torture, or sexual assault of a fictional character-an example of immoral fiction, and therefore something that should be morally criticized and possibly prohibited. Cover -- Fictional Immorality and Immoral Fiction -- Fictional Immorality and Immoral Fiction -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Immoral Fiction? -- Aims -- A Taste of Things to Come -- Chapter Overviews -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- The Metaphysics of Fictional Immorality -- Introduction -- The Conditions for Existence -- Fictional Existence -- Can Fiction Be Accidently True? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- The Content of Fictional Immorality -- Are All Cases of Fictional Immorality Immoral? -- On the Possibility of a Causal Connection -- Virtual Pedophilia and the Selective Immorality of Fictional Immorality -- Child Pornography as Child Abuse -- Non-pornographic Virtual Pedophilia -- Slurs and the Selective Immorality of Fictional Immorality -- In Defense of M2 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- The Meaning of Fictional Immorality -- The Immorality of Endorsing an Immoral Worldview -- Ambiguous Content: Endorsing or Not Endorsing a Particular View? -- Is IWVrevised Morally Justified? -- Moral Insensitivity -- Mitigation in the Form of Moral Edification -- The Aestheticization of Violence and Other Immoral Action -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- The Harm of Fictional Immorality -- The Immorality of Harm -- What Is It to Harm or Be Harmed? -- The Conditions for Harm -- Harming Others -- The Risk of Increased Harm -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- Is There Evidence of Harm? -- Historical Concerns -- Obscenity and Its Association with Harm -- Media Violence and Evidence of Harm -- Other Fictional Spaces -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7 -- Enjoying Fictional Immorality -- Enjoying Fictional Immorality -- Examining the Relationship between xi and Fictional-xi -- Simulating Sadomasochism -- Differentiating between Forms of Enjoyment -- Refining Fictional-xi: Distinguishing between Fictional Worlds.
This book examines what, if anything, makes a depiction of fictional immorality-such as the murder, torture, or sexual assault of a fictional character-an example of immoral fiction, and therefore something that should be morally criticized and...
more
This book examines what, if anything, makes a depiction of fictional immorality-such as the murder, torture, or sexual assault of a fictional character-an example of immoral fiction, and therefore something that should be morally criticized and possibly prohibited. Cover -- Fictional Immorality and Immoral Fiction -- Fictional Immorality and Immoral Fiction -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- Immoral Fiction? -- Aims -- A Taste of Things to Come -- Chapter Overviews -- Notes -- Chapter 2 -- The Metaphysics of Fictional Immorality -- Introduction -- The Conditions for Existence -- Fictional Existence -- Can Fiction Be Accidently True? -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 3 -- The Content of Fictional Immorality -- Are All Cases of Fictional Immorality Immoral? -- On the Possibility of a Causal Connection -- Virtual Pedophilia and the Selective Immorality of Fictional Immorality -- Child Pornography as Child Abuse -- Non-pornographic Virtual Pedophilia -- Slurs and the Selective Immorality of Fictional Immorality -- In Defense of M2 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4 -- The Meaning of Fictional Immorality -- The Immorality of Endorsing an Immoral Worldview -- Ambiguous Content: Endorsing or Not Endorsing a Particular View? -- Is IWVrevised Morally Justified? -- Moral Insensitivity -- Mitigation in the Form of Moral Edification -- The Aestheticization of Violence and Other Immoral Action -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 5 -- The Harm of Fictional Immorality -- The Immorality of Harm -- What Is It to Harm or Be Harmed? -- The Conditions for Harm -- Harming Others -- The Risk of Increased Harm -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 6 -- Is There Evidence of Harm? -- Historical Concerns -- Obscenity and Its Association with Harm -- Media Violence and Evidence of Harm -- Other Fictional Spaces -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 7 -- Enjoying Fictional Immorality -- Enjoying Fictional Immorality -- Examining the Relationship between xi and Fictional-xi -- Simulating Sadomasochism -- Differentiating between Forms of Enjoyment -- Refining Fictional-xi: Distinguishing between Fictional Worlds.