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How to understand stories | Full Debate | Stanley Fish, Renata Salecl, Sophie Fiennes

Watch the full debate at https://iai.tv/video/killer-stories?u... Could trading the simplicity of a single story for a messy and incoherent reality better equip us for life? Story telling is dangerously seductive, from rewards in the afterlife - think suicide bombers - to fear-mongering conspiracy theories. But this stems from a universal weakness for narrative. Why do stories bewitch us? Could trading the simplicity of a single story for a messy and incoherent reality better equip us for life? Or are narratives survival tools, more vital now than ever? Stanley Fish: Stanley Fish is a literary critic and legal scholar. He regularly contributes to the New York Times and is the author of Winning Arguments. Renata Salecl: Renata Salecl is a philosopher, sociologist and legal theorist. She is the author of Perversion of Love and Hate, On Anxiety and her most recent book is called The Tyranny of Choice. Sophie Fiennes: Sophie Fiennes is a film director and producer. Her films include The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, featuring Slavoj Zizek, and the sequel, The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology. Her most recent Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami. #story #narrative #storytelling Visit IAI.tv for our full library of debates, talks, articles and podcasts from international thought leaders and world-class academics. The Institute of Art and Ideas features videos and articles from cutting edge thinkers discussing the ideas that are shaping the world, from metaphysics to string theory, technology to democracy, aesthetics to genetics. For debates and talks: https://iai.tv For articles: https://iai.tv/articles For courses: https://iai.tv/iai-academy/courses