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

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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.

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