About the Benefits of Pleasure-in-Others’-Misfortune. Aaron Ben-Ze’ev’s Depiction of Emotions as Adaptive Mechanisms

Studia Humana

Michalik-Jeżowska Magdalena¹ 

[1] University of Rzeszow, Poland;

关键词: emotion;    pleasure-in-others’-misfortune;    pleasure-in-others’-aging;    adaptation;    aging;    schadenfreude;   

DOI  :  10.1515/sh-2016-0015

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper was inspired by two ideas: (1) the concept of emotions as adaptive mechanisms, which was suggested by Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, and (2) Robert Solomon’s criticism of the distinction between “positive” and “negative” emotions which functions in social sciences. In the context of the above mentioned theoretical perspectives I consider the infamous emotion of pleasure-in-others’-misfortune in terms of possible benefits for the experiencing subject. I focus especially on supposed adaptive quality of pleasure-in-others’-aging.

【 授权许可】

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