Schadenfreude: the joy of another's misfortune
"We all know the pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune. The Germans named this furtive delight in another's failure schadenfreude (from schaden, damage, and freude, joy), and it has perplexed philosophers and psychologists for centuries. Why can it be so satisfying to witness another's distress? And what, if anything, should we do about it? Schadenfreude illuminates this hidden emotion, inviting readers to reflect on its pleasures, and how we use other people's miseries to feel better abou…
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- Full title :Schadenfreude : the joy of another's misfortune / Tiffany Watt Smith.
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"We all know the pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune. The Germans named this furtive delight in another's failure schadenfreude (from schaden, damage, and freude, joy), and it has perplexed philosophers and psychologists for centuries. Why can it be so satisfying to witness another's distress? And what, if anything, should we do about it? Schadenfreude illuminates this hidden emotion, inviting readers to reflect on its pleasures, and how we use other people's miseries to feel better about ourselves."--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:©2018
- Edition:First North American edition: November 2018
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Little, Brown Spark
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2018
Notes
"Originally published in Great Britain by Profile Books, in partnership with Wellcome Collection, October 2018."--Title page verso.
The Physical Object
- Description:157 pages ; : 19 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0316470309, 9780316470308
- oclc:on1242266874
- Dewey Decimal:152.48
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