"paradox of fiction" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: paradoxes of fiction [plural]
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  1. (philosophy) The paradox that (i) people have emotional responses to fictitious events, and (ii) one must believe that something truly exists in order to be emotionally moved by it, but (iii) nobody who considers an event to be fictitious can also believe it to be real. Wikipedia link: paradox of fiction Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-paradox_of_fiction-en-noun-uHlFki86 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Paradoxes Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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