Empathy
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How Literary Fiction Builds Empathy: The Science, and the Technique That Puts It to Work
Literary fiction measurably enhances empathy by engaging readers' "Theory of Mind" through the inference of psychologically incomplete characters, with techniques like free indirect discourse blurring narrative voices to compel active interpretation and connection.
Claire Donovan·October 18, 2026
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How Fiction Builds Empathy and Understanding
Students who read more fiction than non-fiction consistently scored higher on the 'Mind in the Eyes' test, which measures the ability to discern emotions from subtle facial expressions, according to t
Claire Donovan·September 3, 2026