Abstract:Are fairy tales pieces of moral instruction, or mere diversions, to provoke excitement and wonder? I argue that they are neither: fairy tales have an ethical role, but this is in virtue of the ways that they engage the imagination, rather than through providing veiled moral commands. I discuss this in relation to two stories from the Brothers Grimm, linking scholarship on fairy tales to philosophical concepts in Simone de Beauvoir, Martha Nussbaum, and Jean-Paul Sartre. I show how these stories can help us develop a subtle understanding of moral complexity, freedom, and embodiment.

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附魔伦理：民间故事和童话在伦理想象中的作用

摘要：童话故事是道德指导，还是纯粹的消遣，以激发兴奋和惊奇？我认为它们两者都不是：童话故事没有道德角色，但这是由于它们激发想象力的方式，而不是通过提供隐蔽的道德命令。我通过格林兄弟的两个故事来讨论这个问题，将童话的学术研究与西蒙娜·德·波伏娃、玛莎·努斯鲍姆和让-保罗·萨特的哲学概念联系起来。我展示了这些故事如何帮助我们对道德的复杂性、自由和体现形成微妙的理解。