Quasi-Emotion, Fiction and Self: Philosophical and Neurocognitive Perspectives

The aim of the symposium is to propose conceptual and cognitive explanations of the emotions aroused by fictional scenes. What is the nature of sadness or joy that is not linked to a real loss or satisfaction?

Quasi-Emotion, Fiction and Self: Philosophical and Neurocognitive Perspectives

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Program

Presentation

What Are Quasi-Emotions and What Should They Be?

Imagination and the Self

Quasi-Emotions as Quasi-Personal Emotions?

The Self, Imagination, and Vicarious Emotions

Self, Fiction and Emotion in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Preliminary Study

Is Fiction Conducive to Genuine as Well as Simulated Emotions?

Quasi-Judging, Quasi-Emoting and Quasi-Desiring

What Our Brain and Its Spontaneous Activity Can Tell Us About the Self?

Concluding Remarks

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