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Evolutionary Aesthetics of Human Ethics in Hardy's Tragic Narratives (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
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Evolutionary Aesthetics of Human Ethics in Hardy's Tragic Narratives (Hardcover, Unabridged edition)
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Treatment of Hardy's tragic narratives under the objective lens of
evolutionary literary theory has led to three basic findings:
First, within the scope of the analysis of the five major tragic
narratives, representation of Hardy's evolutionary aesthetics of
human ethics, in terms of altruistic sympathy and compassion, shows
that adapted parental investment in children indicates the reason
why women submit to pain and suffering more than the men do. The
costly investment of women in maternal behaviour leads to
submission in many cases, but in return they gain better fitness
for survival and reproduction than men. This is implicitly
highlighted as a force of superiority in the tragedies studied, as
the male characters often invest in heroic deeds over their
children. Second, that which has for many years been identified as
pessimism in Hardy's tragic narratives is in fact a surface
cognitive layer, under which is an implicit teaching of
evolutionary aesthetics of human ethics, which guides to a true
fitness of human life. Third, sympathy and particularly compassion
are not only human emotions but also adapted cognitive virtues that
centre on ethical teaching. Thus, an integrated model of science
and humanities for art and literary analysis is required to address
not only those of English language and literature departments, but
also those aligned to the idea of integrating the two methods. A
scientific and objective view of human life is in opposition to
postmodern and structuralist approaches, which have generally been
considered as the centre of interest during the latter half of the
20th century.
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