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What does it mean?
Fiction allows us to explore pure moral and ethical issues that are messy in reality.
In plain terms
Stories let us discuss goodness and morality more clearly than real life.
What can you take from it?
Use fiction to clarify moral values.

Where it applies

  • writing stories
  • reading literature
  • moral debate

Putting it to work

  • write fiction
  • analyze stories
  • discuss ethics

Questions to consider

  • Can fiction teach ethics?
  • Is art better than reality?

Another view

Real life also addresses these issues.

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