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#generalisation
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Why a sad film consoles where good advice doesn’t: notes from night shifts
On my unit, after a night when we lose a young patient, some of us have a ritual. We go to someone's flat, open a bottle of something, and watch a particular old film that makes everyone cry. I have done this…
Started by Elin Lindqvist4 replies190 views -
We enjoy tragic art because the grief belongs to no one in particular
Thesis: the best single explanation of why people seek out sad and terrible works is generalisation, the idea associated with Bhaṭṭa Nāyaka, that the work strips the emotion of its particular owner. The paradox: grief hurts, yet we pay for tragedies and…
Started by Arjun Iyer5 replies180 views