John Portmann

When Bad Things Happen to Other People (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

Although many of us deny it, it is not uncommon to feel pleasure over the suffering of others, particularly when we feel that suffering has been deserved. The German word for this concept-Schadenfreude-has become universal in its expression of this feeling. Drawing on the teachings of history's most prominent philosophers, John Portmann explores the concept of Schadenfreude in this rigorous, comprehensive, and absorbing study.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134001712
• Artikelnr.: 42675721

Autorenporträt

John Portmann has studied at Yale, Cambridge University, and L'ecole des hautes etudes in sciences sociales in Paris. He received his Ph.D. in philosophical and religious ethics from the University of Virginia, where he studied under James Childress, Daniel Westberg, Richard Rorty and Patricia Spears. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Introduction The Sometimes Sweet Suffering of Others
Key to Abbreviations
I. When Pretty Bad Things Happen to Other People
1. Much Ado about Nothing?
2. Explaining Schadenfreude
II. When Reallly Bad Things Happen to Other People
3. The Meaning of Suffering
4. Wicked Feelings
5. Celebrating Suffering
6. Punishment and Its Pleasure
7. Cheering with the Angels
8. Outlaw Emotions
Conclusion The Moral Problem of Schadenfreude
Notes
Works Consulted
Index