LEADER 03222nam 22007213u 450 001 9910454133703321 005 20210107021057.0 010 $a1-282-16280-2 010 $a9786612162800 010 $a90-272-9854-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000578824 035 $a(EBL)622864 035 $a(OCoLC)70740674 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000282069 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206337 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282069 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10308406 035 $a(PQKB)11383579 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC622864 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000578824 100 $a20140818d2000|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Moral Laboratory$b[electronic resource] $eExperiments examining the effects of reading literature on social perception and moral self-concept 210 $aAmsterdam/Philadelphia $cJohn Benjamins Publishing Company$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 225 1 $aUtrecht Publications in General and Comparative Literature ;$vv.34 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-55619-680-6 311 $a90-272-2223-1 327 $aTHE MORAL LABORATORY; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1. Apologies; Notes; Chapter 2. Changing Readers; Notes; Chapter 3. A Blueprint for Moral Laboratories; Notes; Chapter 4. Understanding Others; Notes; Chapter 5. Moral Self-knowledge; Notes; Chapter 6. Summary and Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index of names; Index of terms 330 $aThe idea that reading literature changes the reader seems as old as literature itself. Through the ages philosophers, writers, and literary scholars have suggested it affects norms, empathic ability, self-concept, beliefs, etc. This book examines what we actually know about these effects. And it finds strong evidence for the old claims. However, it remains unclear what aspects of the reading experience are responsible for these effects. Applying methods of the social sciences to this particular problem of literary theory, this book presents a psychological explanation based upon the conception 410 0$aUtrecht Publications in General and Comparative Literature 606 $aBooks and reading 606 $aLiterature and morals 606 $aLiterature and society 606 $aLiterature and morals 606 $aLiterature and society 606 $aBooks and reading 606 $aLiterature - General$2HILCC 606 $aLanguages & Literatures$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aBooks and reading. 615 4$aLiterature and morals. 615 4$aLiterature and society. 615 0$aLiterature and morals 615 0$aLiterature and society 615 0$aBooks and reading 615 7$aLiterature - General 615 7$aLanguages & Literatures 676 $a801/.3 700 $aHakemulder$b Frank$0972964 702 $aHakemulder$b Jáemeljan 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454133703321 996 $aThe Moral Laboratory$92213574 997 $aUNINA