This book provides a phenomenological analysis of envy. The author’s
account takes a descriptive look at the whole experience of envy as it
pertains to the envier’s sense of self and the envied. Philosophical
work on envy has predominately focused on how the envier perceives,
thinks about, or schemes against the person envied. This book proposes
a phenomenological analysis of envy that articulates its essentially
comparative character according to which we can further incorporate
the role of the envier. This approach offers a novel contribution in
three ways. First, it develops a notion of two predominant ways in
which envy expresses itself: one that is bad for the envied and the
other that is bad for the envier. Second, it renews the traditional
defense of the view that envy is bad or vicious. Third, it provides
original phenomenological descriptions of differences between envy and
covetousness, indignation, emulation, ressentiment, and jealousy. By
drawing on literary sources and social scientific literature, the
author provides concrete examples of the lived experience of an
envier. A Phenomenological Analysis of Envy will appeal to researchers
and advanced students working in ethics, moral psychology,
phenomenology, and philosophy of emotion.
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ISBN
9781003851479
Publisert
2024
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Routledge
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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