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The nature of evil PART TWO | Mike Figgis, Robert Eaglestone, Joanna Kavenna

Philosophy For Our Times

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The Evolution of Shock in Art and Its Impact on Society

This chapter examines how disturbing representations of evil in art transition from shocking to normalized within society. It also contemplates whether true accounts of horror elicit more authentic emotional reactions than their fictional counterparts.

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