Sadness is not about Loss

Organon F: Medzinárodný Časopis Pre Analytickú Filozofiu 32 (1):42-49 (2025)
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I argue that sadness is not about loss. I present two counterexamples to the Loss View: the view that if one is sad about something one takes it to be a loss. I suggest an alternative and defend it.

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