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9 months ago in English Literature , Philosophy By Sourabh

In Defense of Fiction: Why Reading Stories Matters

In a world full of urgent non-fiction and data, what's the practical, real-world value of spending time reading made-up stories and poems?

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By Shreesha Answered 1 month ago

 Its value is in exercising the parts of us that data can't reach. Imaginative literature is a gym for empathy, letting us live other lives. It builds critical thinking by navigating complex, ambiguous narratives. Most importantly, it expands our emotional and moral vocabulary, giving us the language and nuanced understanding to grapple with human experience, societal problems, and existential questions in a way that straightforward reports simply cannot. It doesn't give answers; it deepens the questions.

 

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