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Hardback. New. Few people confess easily to taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others. Maybe this is why there is no word for the feeling in English. And so schadenfreude, that beguiling German word, is borrowed to label the experience. This book, written by one of the world's foremost scholars of envy and shame, explores the emotion we dare not admit. ISBN 0199734542 9780199734542 [GB]

ISBN10: 0199734542, ISBN13: 9780199734542, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Hardcover Hardcover. Few people will easily admit to taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others. But who doesn't enjoy it when an arrogant but untalented contestant is humiliated on American Idol, or when the embarrassing vice of a self-righteous politician is exposed, or even when an envied friend suffers a small setback? The truth is that joy in someone else's pain-known by the German word schadenfreude--permeates our society.In The Joy ofPain, psychologist Richard Smith, one of the world's foremost authorities on envy and shame, sheds much light on a feeling we dare not admit. Smith argues that schadenfreude is a natural human emotion, one worth taking acloser look at, as it reveals much about who we are as human beings. We have a passion for justice. Sometimes, schadenfreude can feel like getting one's revenge, when the suffering person has previously harmed us. But most of us are also motivated to feel good about ourselves, Smith notes, and look for ways to maintain a positive sense of self. One common way to do this is to compare ourselves to others and find areas where we are better. Similarly, the downfall of others--especiallywhen they have seemed superior to us--can lead to a boost in our self-esteem, a lessening of feelings of inferiority. This is often at the root of schadenfreude. As the author points out, most instances ofschadenfreude are ...

Oxford University Press, USA 2013 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Contains: Unspecified, Line drawings, black & white.

Oxford University Press, USA 2013 Hard cover New. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Contains: Unspecified, Line drawings, black & white.

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