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Literature and the Play of Attention: A New/Ancient Look at the Roots of Evil

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The Enigma of Good and Evil; The Moral Sentiment in Literature

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Painter, R.M. (2005). Literature and the Play of Attention: A New/Ancient Look at the Roots of Evil. In: Tymieniecka, AT. (eds) The Enigma of Good and Evil; The Moral Sentiment in Literature. Analecta Husserliana, vol 85. Springer, Dordrecht . https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3576-4_37

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