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Catharsis: In ancient Greek theater, catharsis referred to the emotional cleansing or purging that the audience experienced by witnessing the intense and tragic events in a play, helping them understand their own emotions._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
Author | Item | More concepts for author | |
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Aristotle | Catharsis | Aristotle | |
Gadamer, Hans-Georg | Catharsis | Gadamer, Hans-Georg | |
Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27 |