The Weeping Experiment

The Prompt

Choose a work of fiction — novel, film, game, or play — that has moved you to strong emotion. Re-engage with it attentively, noting the precise moments where emotion arises. For each moment, record: What specifically triggered the emotion? Were you aware of the fiction's unreality at that moment? Did the awareness diminish the feeling? Write your observations as a phenomenological report and connect them to Radford's paradox.

Completion Criteria

A detailed phenomenological report of emotional responses to a specific fictional work, noting at least three moments of emotional engagement, with reflection on the co-presence of belief in fictionality and genuine feeling, connected to the philosophical literature.

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