I study literature at UFRRJ in Brazil. I`ve been studying the Philosophy of Horror by Carroll and many other books and articles to make some research about monsters, fear, and madness in literature. I must say I found both the book and your explanation amazing. Thank you for the video.
I'd say people react to the dissonance between the disgusting or frightening thing, and the realization that you're safe and distanced from it. Tell a group of second-graders a story where a child is given a bowl of worms covered with sauce, they assume it's spaghetti, and they eat it. They'll laugh, and cry 'eeew!' Mistakenly eating a bowl of worms themselves would get a different response. The escape from harm or disgust is fun or thrilling. You've seen or heard about it, but you're safe. Similar to humor- you might laugh at a fictional character or someone else slipping on a banana peel. You might laugh, but you probably wouldn't laugh if it happened to you.
I study literature at UFRRJ in Brazil. I`ve been studying the Philosophy of Horror by Carroll and many other books and articles to make some research about monsters, fear, and madness in literature. I must say I found both the book and your explanation amazing. Thank you for the video.
I'd say people react to the dissonance between the disgusting or frightening thing, and the realization that you're safe and distanced from it.
Tell a group of second-graders a story where a child is given a bowl of worms covered with sauce, they assume it's spaghetti, and they eat it. They'll laugh, and cry 'eeew!' Mistakenly eating a bowl of worms themselves would get a different response. The escape from harm or disgust is fun or thrilling. You've seen or heard about it, but you're safe.
Similar to humor- you might laugh at a fictional character or someone else slipping on a banana peel. You might laugh, but you probably wouldn't laugh if it happened to you.
I’m an Ma philosophy student at Birkbeck. Just discovered your channel and I’m binge watching it :) such clear explanations . Thank you very much sir!
Thanks very much! I'm glad these are useful for you! Best wishes from North Carolina!