Is There Any “Moral” Merit In Reading Fiction?

Why do you read fiction?

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I think there are as many reasons to read fiction as there are people on this earth.

Sure, some of those reasons are common to lots of people — entertainment, pleasure, exploration, excitement.

But, reading fiction to become more moral?

Perhaps a bit of definition is called for…

My dictionary says moral means:

“Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior and the goodness or badness of huma...