Shihao Wen
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Shihao Wen
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MPhil Student in History and Philosophy of Science at University of Cambridge.
Working on political epistemology, aesthetics, philosophy of cognitive science, social philosophy of language, ethics, and philosophy of science.
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Actors, videogame players and VR users often experience *imaginative contagion* - imaginatively adopted attitudes persist into daily life.

My paper explains why this occurs and answers the concern that it may result in our acquiring immoral attitudes.

doi.org/10.1111/phpr.70056

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Imaginative contagion and moral corruption
Imaginatively adopted attitudes and ways of thinking sometimes persist, bleeding into day-to-day thoughts and interactions. Such imaginative contagion is often reported in the context of theatrical a...
doi.org
August 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM