Ethical Criticism in Hell: The Sympathetic Fallacy of Inferno 32–33

IF 0.1 3区文学 0 LITERARY THEORY & CRITICISM

PHILOSOPHY AND LITERATURE Pub Date : 2022-10-01 DOI:10.1353/phl.2022.0030

James Nikopoulos

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Abstract

Abstract:The Inferno's central conflict is between us readers and God. When fictional characters captivate us, we are normally free to enjoy their charms. Not so Dante's sinners. If we feel bad for these characters, it cannot be because they are sympathetic—after all, God put them in Hell—but because we are naive. But is this sympathy really naive? This article reconsiders the Ugolino episode as a paradigm for the Inferno's ethical contradictions. In a poem that reminds us that crimes often create the circumstances for victimization, perhaps sympathizing with the damned is the most ethical reading of all.

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地狱中的伦理批判：地狱的同情谬误32–33

摘要：《炼狱》的核心冲突是我们读者和上帝之间的冲突。当虚构人物吸引我们时，我们通常可以自由地享受他们的魅力。但丁笔下的罪人并非如此。如果我们为这些角色感到难过，那不是因为他们富有同情心——毕竟上帝把他们关进了地狱——而是因为我们太天真了。但这种同情真的很天真吗？这篇文章重新考虑了乌戈利诺事件作为地狱伦理矛盾的范式。一首诗提醒我们，犯罪往往会为受害创造条件，也许同情被诅咒的人是最合乎道德的解读。

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