Works of fiction are works of the imagination and for the imagination. Gregory Currie
energetically defends the familiar idea that fictions are guides to the imagination, a view …

The way we communicate with each other is vital to preserving the cultural ecology, or
wellbeing, of a place and time. Do we listen to each other? Do we ask the right questions …

Performance/Art explores the phenomenology of skilled performance, ranging from athletics
to the performing arts, including music, dance and acting. Gallagher reviews a variety of …

In this paper, I review developments in discussions of fiction and emotion over the last
decade concerning both the descriptive question of how to classify fiction-directed emotions …

This article surveys some of the major criticisms of mirror neuron explanations of human
behavior within neuroscience and philosophy of mind. It then shows how these criticisms …

What does it mean for an actor to empathize with the character she is playing? We review
different theories of empathy and of acting. We then consider the notion of “twofoldness” …

Although the arts of incense and perfume making are among the oldest of human cultural
practices, it is only in the last two decades that the use of odors in the creation of art has …

Criminology has been reluctant to embrace fictional narratives as a tool for understanding,
explaining and reducing crime and social harm. In this philosophical enquiry, McGregor …

One key feature of film consists in its power to bodily engage the viewer. Previous research
has suggested lens and camera movements to be among the most effective stylistic devices …

This paper argues that the still-emerging paradigm of situated cognition requires a more
systematic perspective on media to capture the enculturation of the human mind. By virtue of …