LEADER 03080nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910964353503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612162800 010 $a9781282162808 010 $a1282162802 010 $a9789027298546 010 $a9027298548 024 7 $a10.1075/upal.34 035 $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(DE-B1597)720467 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789027298546 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000578824 100 $a20000228d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe moral laboratory $eexperiments examining the effects of reading literature on social perception and moral self-concept /$fJemeljan Hakemulder 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aPhiladelphia $cJ. Benjamins Pub.$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 225 1 $aUtrecht publications in general and comparative literature ;$vv. 34 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781556196805 311 08$a1556196806 311 08$a9789027222237 311 08$a9027222231 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [183]-196) and indexes. 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 ;$vv. 34. 606 $aLiterature and morals 606 $aLiterature and society 606 $aBooks and reading 615 0$aLiterature and morals. 615 0$aLiterature and society. 615 0$aBooks and reading. 676 $a801/.3 700 $aHakemulder$b Jemeljan$f1966-$01800682 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910964353503321 996 $aThe moral laboratory$94345596 997 $aUNINA